I donβt believe rape is inevitable or natural. If I did, I would have no reason to be here. If I did, my political practice would be different than it is. Have you ever wondered why we [women] are not just in armed combat against you? Itβs not because thereβs a shortage of kitchen knives in this country. It is because we believe in your humanity, against all the evidence. β¨ This strong feminist voice was hardly a man-hater by Robert Jensen, www.chron.com. April 19, 2005.
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