Quote by R. Emmett Tyell

Women's liberationists spread the word that the only peaceful family is one in which either the wife is enslaved or the husband is androgynous.

Women's liberationists spread the word that the only peacefu

Summary

This quote is criticizing the ideal of the "peaceful family" according to women's liberationists. It suggests that these liberationists argue that in order for a family to be peaceful, either the wife must be subjugated or the husband must reject traditional gender roles. The quote implies a critique of these two extremes, suggesting that the notion of a truly peaceful family should not involve the oppression of either spouse or the denial of gender identities.

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Family

By R. Emmett Tyell

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