“Under the current ‘tyranny of slenderness’ women are forbidden to become large or massive; they must take up as little space as possible. The very contours of a woman’s body takes on as she matures - the fuller breasts and… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
“Indeed, the exigencies of female tenderness are such as virtually to guarantee the man's absolution by the woman--not on her terms, but on his.… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
“While women suffer from our relative lack of power in the world and often resent it, certain dimensions of this powerlessness may seem abstract… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
“Why isn't every woman a feminist? Feminism tells a tale of female injury, but the average woman in heterosexual intimacy knows that men are… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
“Those who claim that any woman can reprogram her consciousness if only she is sufficiently determined hold a shallow view of the nature of… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
“Existentialist literature provides a more satisfactory account of the persistence of feminine narcissism. Simone de Beauvoir makes use of the existentialist conception of 'situation'… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
“Under the current ‘tyranny of slenderness’ women are forbidden to become large or massive; they must take up as little space as possible. The… — Sandra Lee Bartky Copy Share Image
