Earlier, I quoted Marilyn French from her book "The Woman's Room" & someone chimed in that the book was "fiction."
In an interview about the book, Marilyn said:
""God, how they attacked me in some quarters, And why? Because I told the truth. They said I was a man hater, and I never defended myself against that, because I do believe that men are to blame for the condition of women."
http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,,1799025,00.html
This book is promoted in Women's Studies programs all over the country. It is a popular piece of feminist literature.
Read the reviews here:
http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Room-Marilyn-French/dp/0345353617
Here's a quote from one:
"Simply, this book changed my life completely… …I have been unable to look at men, women, and relationships the same since."
I won't let Marilyn's sexism be explained away as if it's "fiction."
EDIT:
Context is key.
When universities use books like this in their curriculums & when you see how women are impacted by this particular book, you can't help wonder if a sexist & anti-male author should be given a soap box in academia.
It's bad enough, that women read books like this on their own accord… but when they are assigned reading at a university, there is an automatic credibility associated with that connection.
(vintner)
That makes no sense.
EDIT:
(lyanthya)
I don't care if you think your words do not carry implications, but let me assure you, they do. You were bothered by the fact people keep quoting the "all men are rapists" line. You mentioned how one of her characters uttered those words.
Let me show you again how she herself describes that book:
""God, how they attacked me in some quarters, And why? Because I told the truth. They said I was a man hater, and I never defended myself against that, because I do believe that men are to blame for the condition of women."
Let's just say her "characters" reflect her own opinions with regard to that book as she herself admits.
I'll go with what Marilyn French herself says over what you say to try & defend her.
EDIT:
(Tracey)
Overreactions are fun, aren't they. I advocate the removal of that book from universities (some of them state funded) that promote sexist literature from sexist authors. (Go ahead & deny that she was sexist. I have a nice quote ready for you.) Misandrists will always read things that make them feel better about themselves by tearing men down. "Burning" that book as you suggest would do exactly nothing. There'd be another one along from another sexist author the next day.
(Rio)
Read some of the reviews from the link I provided. …Then do a Google search for both the author's name & the book title. You will see that nearly every time the book is mentioned the words "inspirational" & "life changing" are used.
EDIT:
(lyanthya)
I've read more than one excerpt from the book that have all been sexist. I wouldn't waste my time reading the whole thing.
What does the phrase "telling the truth" mean to you?
She defends her book & the "man-hating" therein & goes on to conclude that "men are to blame for the condition of women."
I'm sure in feminist fantasyland, a person like this can write a sexist book, make sexist comments to defend the book, but be allowed to step away from all of it with 0.0% accountability.
Feminists are funny like that.
Again… I'm going to go with Marilyn French's own words & not your desperate hopes that she was not a sexist & didn't believe that which she wrote even though she admitted to it in plain english.
EDIT:
If Michael Crichton wrote a book that was racist in tone with anti-black views & contained the phrase "all black people are criminals & that's all that they are" …& later told the media that he was "telling the truth" in this book, what do you think people would and should think about that?
Would it be safe to assume he might believe a remark like that was true given the fact that he was clearly a racist & thought he was being "truthful."
What would society think about him?
Would they have his books assigned at our universities?
You go ahead & think about that.
The SCUM manifesto was written by a crazy feminist and used in Women's Studies classes… Yeah, I'd say feminist fiction is a tad over 'harmless'. If nothing else, it sets the 'tone' in the readers mind that men really are just walking dildo's and such.
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