Blur Quote by Dick Cavett

By deafening ourselves to the emotional consequences of violence we have become confused by its relationship to sex. We have come to believe that…

— Derrick Jensen

I do think a lot of sexual violence stems from experiences in childhood or at puberty. Some people become sadistic after suffering early abuse…

— Park Dietz

In all these situations, there was not enough violence against them to take it beyond the category of sex; they were not coerced enough.

— Catharine MacKinnon

In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.

— Park Chan-wook

Where men come to and women come together most intimately in sexuality in the home has become suffused with violence.

— Gloria Steinem

“There is a cultural disconnect here. Society struggles to see women as perpetrators of sexual violence. We’re taught to believe women can’t be that…

— Carlos Wallace

The violence and sexuality on TV today is exhilarating. You can explore every aspect of society. People's sexual orientations, the violence that goes within…

— Pierce Brosnan

“Within the circuits of heteromasculinity in the United States, violence and sex are mutually constituted, a fact most evident among adolescent boys, who hardly…

— Jane Ward

People are sort of numb to watching violence, but sexual activity is still as strong as it ever was in terms of generating response.

— Steven Soderbergh

The mob became unruly and the police were forced to resort to sex.

— Dick Cavett

Violence is essentially wordless. and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.

— Thomas Merton

We must talk about how sexism and patriarchy operate in conjunction with state violence. Until we're honest about that, and do something to resist,…

— Marc Lamont Hill