The fact is that worth is a matter of opinion, and opinion is informed by culture.
Briahas quoted2 years ago
the way female terms are often, as here, modified male terms is another subtle way we position the female as a deviation from male type – as, in de Beauvoir’s terms, ‘Other’)
Briahas quoted2 years ago
When in 2013 I campaigned to have a female historical figure on the back of English banknotes some men got so angry that they felt compelled to threaten me with rape, mutilation and death.