“The system of patriarchy is a historic construct; it has a beginning; it will have an end. Its time seems to have nearly run its course—it no longer serves the needs of men or women and in its inextricable linkage… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
Being rational - along with being clear and honest - are important if we are to create the needed shift in fundamental thinking necessary… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
The United States is a society in which people not only can get by without knowing much about the wider world but are systematically… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
“Without (hetero)sexual abuse, (hetero)sexual harassment and the (hetero)sexualization of every aspect of female bodies and behaviors, there would not be patriarchy, and whatever other… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
How does a country deal with the fact that some of its most revered historical figures had certain moral values and political views virtually… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
People are people, and grief that is limited to those within a specific political boundary denies the humanity of others. — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
The way we are educated and entertained keep us from knowing about or understanding the pain of others. — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
“It may be that in the long run, patriarchy has not been a successful adaptation and will lead to the extinction of the species.… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
“Complex systems produce complicated results, and still there are identifiable patterns: Patriarchy is a system that delivers material benefits to men—unequally depending on men’s… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
We're all in the race game, so to speak, either consciously or unconsciously. We can overtly support white-supremacist racial projects. We can reject white… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
“The radical feminists I have worked with do not limit their critique to patriarchy. To emphasize the radical potential of radical feminism: Beyond the… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
Simply put: Thanksgiving is the day when the dominant white culture (and, sadly, most of the rest of the non-white but non-indigenous population) celebrates… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
“To deconstruct a concept is to analyze it in a way which reveals its construction—both in the temporal sense of its birth and development… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
“Jokes are funny only in context. There is no such thing as abstract clever word play. Words have meaning in the world in which… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
I am against nationalism, and I am against patriotism. They are both the dark side. It is time not simply to redefine a kinder-and-gentler… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
History matters. It matters whether we tell the truth about what happened centuries ago, and it matters whether we tell the truth about more… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
