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Re:Greer's "On Rage" - 2008/08/21 13:39
Well, there is certainly a dissonance between some of the reactions and reporting and the actual essay! And this says more about the people reacting, most times, than it does the material they're reacting to.
The point in contention is that she does use the patriarchal mindset as the context within which this cycle of abuse is "generated", and it's this that has cut so close to the bone and revved up everyone. As we all know, I'm more than down for looking at social issues through the patriarchal mindset! So I've not the complaints about that which others have.
There is, of course, a subjectivity in there - one could say glaring and transparent, at times - but that, as anyone who knows my work well enough will know - is, to me, a part of any analysis and doesn't invalidate it, as such.
I'm glad that this thread has reminded me that people are discussing something they haven't read. It's why I wanted to wait til I had a copy, but I probably would have written my article, without doing anything about that problem, so I'll make sure I outline, in very simple terms, the gist of the argument, so that if you haven't read it, you hopefully have a better understanding of what she's saying.
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