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In this society, the norm of masculinity is phallic aggression. male sexuality is, by definition, intensely and rigidly phallic. a man's identity is located in his conception of himself as the possessor of a phallus; a man's worth is located in his pride in phallic identity. the main characteristic of phallic identity is that worth is entirely contingent on the possession of a phallus. since men have no other criteria for worth, no other notion of identity, those who do not have phalluses are not recognized as fully human.
-Andrea Dworkin
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In This Society, The Norm Of Masculinity

Andrea Dworkin
In this society, the norm of masculinity is phallic aggression. male sexuality is, by definition, intensely and rigidly phallic. a man's identity is located in his conception of himself as the possessor of a phallus; a man's worth is located in his pride in phallic identity. the main characteristic of phallic identity is that worth is entirely contingent on the possession of a phallus. since men have no other criteria for worth, no other notion of identity, those who do not have phalluses are not recognized as fully human.
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