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Postmodernism is an academic theory, originating in academia with an academic elite, not in the world of women and men, where feminist theory is rooted.

Postmodernism is an academic theory, originating in academia with an academic elite, not in the world of women and men, where feminist theory is rooted.

Catharine MacKinnon
Men, Feminist, Academia
Catharine A. MacKinnon (2007). “Are Women Human?”, p.62, Harvard University Press

Instead of being lionized and admired for her genius, instead of being able to earn a decent living as a writer, Andrea Dworkin was misrepresented and demonized.

Catharine MacKinnon
Genius, Able, Decent

Law in the United States is at once a powerful medium and a medium for power.

Catharine MacKinnon
Powerful, Law, United States

It's particularly hard to take being stabbed in the back close to home. There's always a feeling of betrayal when people of your own group oppose you.

Catharine MacKinnon
Betrayal, Home, People
"Are women human?" by Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. April 12, 2006.

Can postmodernism hold the perpetrators of genocide accountable?

Catharine MacKinnon
Genocide, Perpetrators, Postmodernism
Catharine A. MacKinnon (2007). “Are Women Human?”, p.58, Harvard University Press

In my opinion, no feminism worthy of the name is not methodologically post-marxist.

Catharine MacKinnon
Names, Feminism, Opinion
Catharine A. MacKinnon (1987). “Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law”, p.60, Harvard University Press

In not having an appointment at Harvard, I'm in the company of a great many people whose work I admire tremendously, in particular women of color.

Catharine MacKinnon
Color, People, Great Men

In all these situations, there was not enough violence against them to take it beyond the category of sex; they were not coerced enough.

Catharine MacKinnon
Sex, Violence, Enough
Catharine A. MacKinnon (1987). “Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law”, p.88, Harvard University Press

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