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A review by katnissevergreen
Toward a Feminist Theory of the State by Catharine A. MacKinnon
5.0
Excellent, truly a must-read for anyone interested in feminism or philosophy and the law. Mackinnon is a visionary thinker.
"Objectivity is the methodological stance of which objectification is the social process. Sexual objectification is the primary process of the subjection of women. It unites act with word, construction with expression, perception with enforcement, myth with reality. Man fucks woman; subject verb object"
"To the extent feminist law embodies women's point of view, it will be said that its law is not neutral. But existing law is not neutral. It will be said that it undermines the legitimacy of the legal system. But the legitimacy of existing law is based on force at women's expense...A feminist theory of the state has barely been imagined; systematically, it has never been tried."
"Objectivity is the methodological stance of which objectification is the social process. Sexual objectification is the primary process of the subjection of women. It unites act with word, construction with expression, perception with enforcement, myth with reality. Man fucks woman; subject verb object"
"To the extent feminist law embodies women's point of view, it will be said that its law is not neutral. But existing law is not neutral. It will be said that it undermines the legitimacy of the legal system. But the legitimacy of existing law is based on force at women's expense...A feminist theory of the state has barely been imagined; systematically, it has never been tried."