Ahahahaha

[textualdeviance]

I just stumbled on this quote--my darling Molly talking about Camille Paglia:

There is one area in which I think Paglia and I would agree that politically correct feminism has produced a noticeable inequity. Nowadays, when a woman behaves in a hysterical and disagreeable fashion, we say, "Poor dear, it's probably PMS."' Whereas, if a man behaves in a hysterical and disagreeable fashion, we say, "What an asshole." Let me leap to correct this unfairness by saying of Paglia, Sheesh, what an asshole.

I love her. :)

Comments

[mrdorbin.livejournal.com]

I have such a dissonance with Paglia because I like a lot of her literary theory, even if she did talk me into reading The Faerie Queene...wait, nevermind.

[pixxelpuss.livejournal.com]

SInce I have not yet caught up on the decades worth of feminist theory and history (bad Sandra!), can you explain what the issue with Paglia is? I'm part way through Vamps and Tramps, and largely I'm enjoying it. I'm not sure that I need to argue anything here, just acquaint myself with the different camps and points of view.