Right-wing Women

Long story short - I loved this book. Dworkin gives us an insight into the mind of a right wing woman - and why she does what she does. Each chapter talks about certain problems women face as a class, and then it circles back to the right-wing woman. Why does she decide to be right wing, and why is she so passionate and outspoken about it? Why does she oppose abortion? Why does she hate homosexuals? The truth is, right wing women are often aware of the same realities feminists are, they are not stupid. However, the way they go about life, what they decide to do with the reality of the female status, is different. They do not fight the system, they learn how to live in it for the purpose of survival. This book goes further than just talking about right wing women and the way they see the world though. The last chapter titled Antifeminism goes into detail about women's place in patriarchal societies, about the "separate-but-equal" concept, the farming and the brothel model (woman as a mother, woman as a prostitute). While in some ways the book is a bit outdated, in other ways it's realer than it ever was before. Especially when it comes to the prostitution and porn parts. It serves as a warning in many ways, as the topics this book discusses are becoming more relevant again, i.e. abortion and women losing their rights again. I wrote down all of the bookmarks, so expect a whole page dedicated to my favourite qoutes soon. Maybe. Dworkin was extreme in her views and her words, she never pulled her punches and didn't hold back in the brutality of her words. She got to the point. She didn't tiptoe around her words. I think we need more of that.