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The Intercourse-Is-Rape Argument: What’s German for Déjà Vu?


I don’t know how to say “déjà vu” in German, but the recent argument between German feminist Alice Schwarzer and Kristina Schroeder, the German Minister of Families, over the nature of hetersexual intercourse is making me feel like I’m in Women’s Studies 101 all over again. (If you haven’t read about it, Schwarzer claimed that sex subjugates women, Schroeder disagreed, and insults ensued.)

In 1987, radical American feminist Andrea Dworkin’s published the book Intercourse, sparking especially strong controversy with comments, like the following, that imply the inherent violence of intercourse: … More »

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The Intercourse-Is-Rape Argument: What’s German for Déjà Vu?

German Feminist Alice Schwarzer Says Heterosexual Intercourse Subjugates Women


In a public feud, Germany’s leading feminist campaigner recently called its minister of families and women “incompetent” and “hopeless” — not what we think of as an empowering way to treat other women, but hey, it’s Germany, what do we know? When we read up on why they’re fighting, though, we started to feel a little more strongly: Their disagreement stems from comments by Alice Schwarzer, Germany’s foremost feminist campaigner, claiming that “heterosexual sex was hardly possible without the subjugation of women.” … More »

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German Feminist Alice Schwarzer Says Heterosexual Intercourse Subjugates Women