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Men have always detested women’s gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared.
Erica Jong (b. 1942) American writer, poet
Fear of Flying (1973)More info about this quote: wist.info/jong-erica/79498/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ericajong #FearOfFlying #men #women #battleofthesexes #comparison #gossip #machismo #sexism
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Jealousy is all the fun you think they had ….
Erica Jong (b. 1942) American writer, poet
How to Save Your Own Life (1977)More info about this quote: wist.info/jong-erica/78894/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ericajong #assumption #envy #fun #jealousy #perspective
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W/gratitude to #MollyJong-Fast's mother, #EricaJong, #EJeanCarroll, #RobertaKaplan & many more pioneers. "Women like my mother & Carroll have seen some of their biggest victories of our society reversed by Trump. Guarantees of rights they thought they’d always have, like Roe v. Wade, are gone. The Equal Rights Amendment was never passed. Many of their dreams of female equality today seem depressingly out of reach. They burned their bras, but we still very much wear ours."
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/e-jean-carrolls-win-trump-means-rest-us-rcna136009 -
@Nochem. Totally agree! I ran out of characters and couldn't add #RobertaKaplan to the list (and really wanted to note that #EricaJong is #MollyJong-Fast's mom)!
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Does the Zipless Fuck exist?
‘Fear of Flying’ Is 50. What Happened to Its Dream of Freedom Through Sex?
With its feminist take on sexual pleasure, Erica Jong’s novel caused a sensation in 1973. But the revolution Jong promoted never came to pass.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/books/review/erica-jong-fear-of-flying.html
