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"The hope in which this book was written is that women will discover that they have a will ; once that happens they will be able to tell us how and what they want."

- The Female Eunuch, by Germaine Greer

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"what more could women want? Freedom, that's what"
- Excerpt from "the female eunuch" our next read, by Germaine Greer.

We're very excited to announce that we are starting on our second book and we invite you to read along and tweet your thoughts on the book. 1/2

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Here's the download link 👇https://t.co/nLwzKQLDKT

Let us know how you like our selection, tag us on your tweets, DM us, write us an essay and email it to [email protected] We have a 800 birr prize for the best thread or essay and we feel like giving! Happy Reading! 2/2

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@Hott_Potatos @JahsLion88 Hi @Hott_Potatos and @JahsLion88 we're glad to see that you're interested in submitting an essay. We assure you, our offer is 100% legitimate and the best essay will win 800 Ethiopian birr. We're sorry about the confusion that has created. We look forward to reading your essays.

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‼️Reminder to submit your essay on our selection "sexual liberals and the attack on Feminism". We have promised compensation and we are serious about it. The best essay wins 800 bucks in card.

2-3 pages will do and we appreciate new takes. Email it to [email protected]

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@B3rsiii Hi, would you like to join our discussion?

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Good morning Twitter! Today we want to hear your thoughts on pornography. Do you think it's harmful or harmless? And do you think it affects women's liberation? If so, how?

Join our discussion on our current book. And do tag us on your tweets!!!

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@shegerpark Good morning! Would you like to join our conversation?

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Good morning Twitter! Today we want to hear your thoughts on pornography. Do you think it's harmful or harmless? And do you think it affects women's liberation? If so, how?

Join our discussion on our current book. And do tag us on your tweets!!!

[The Book Paradise @TheBookParadis]

Good morning Twitter! Today we want to hear your thoughts on pornography. Do you think it's harmful or harmless? And do you think it affects women's liberation? If so, how?

Join our discussion on our current book. And do tag us on your tweets!!!

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Like we have been saying repeatedly, we have awards planned for those of you who will write us short essays with fresh insights. You can email your essay to [email protected] 2/2

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Hello worms, our three weeks with "sexual liberals and the attack on Feminism" are up and it's now time to start the discussion. Please quote retweet this with your thoughts on the book all weekend, or use the hashtag #ParadiseBookClub and #book1 and do tag us. 1/2

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When Marx ut­tered these thoughts, he was acclaimed for his political insight. When radical feminists say the same, they are blamed for being condescend­ing to women."

Excerpt from sexual liberals and the attack on Feminism 4/4

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"The choice that radical feminists defend is substantive. We ask what is the actual content or meaning of a choice that grows out of a context of powerlessness. Do such choices as surrogacy foster the empower­ ment of women as a class and create a better world for women? 1/4

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To paraphrase Marx and apply his words here, women make their own choices, but they often do not make them just as they please. They do not make them under conditions they create but under conditions and constraints that they are often powerless to change. 3/4

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... Is that they're women. That's it. They're women.
The society is organized not just to punish women but to protect the men who punish women. And that's what we are trying to change."

Excerpt from 'Sexual Liberals and the attack on Feminism' 5/5

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"Women are isolated in their homes. This is not to say that women can't go out; women can go out. But the things that happen to women mostly happen in the home. The home is the most dangerous place for women in this society. 1/5

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... male supermacy. The fact was that you could go down a block in a city and find massive numbers of women who had had precisely the same experiences of violence by men against them for precisely the same reason. And the reason—there is really only one reason— 4/5