A Lawyer's Primer on Feminist Theory and Tort.

Abstract

Feminism is a dirty word.1 never fail to be amazed at the strength of the hostility the word generates. Misconceptions abound. Feminists are portrayed as bra-burners, man-haters, sexists, and castrators. Our sexual preferences are presumed. We are characterized as bitchy, demanding, aggressive, confrontational, and uncooperative, as well as overly sensitive and humorless. No wonder many women, particularly many career women, struggle to distance themselves from the opprobrium appended to the label. I am not a feminist; I'm safe; I'm ok, is the message they seek to convey. And for every woman that cowers from the word, even more men recoil and raise defenses that cloud their vision and deafen their ears.