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Germaine Greer

What Germaine Greer thinks about gender equality

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Writer and academic, born in 1939, whose The Female Eunuch (1970) argued that the consumerist nuclear family represses women and became a founding text of second-wave feminism.

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5 dated positions, c. 2017–2019, in their own words. Our reading of what Germaine Greer has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingDenouncing the abuse of women is not enough

    Their wordsIt’s not enough to denounce the abuse of women.

    ↗Transcript: Germaine Greer on the #MeToo movement (Al Jazeera, Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan, Oxford Union)aljazeera.com 1st of 6 in this piece

  3. Our readingNon-consensual sex is rape even without violence

    Their wordsNow, most of the people in this country do not believe that non-consensual sex is rape. They think it has to be violent: wrong, it doesn’t.

    ↗Transcript: Germaine Greer on the #MeToo movement (Al Jazeera, Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan, Oxford Union)aljazeera.com 2nd of 6 in this piece

  5. Our readingHeterosexual sex must be rescued from pornography, prostitution and commercialisation

    Their wordsSomehow, we have got to rescue the institution of hetero-sex from the mess it is in and that is partly brought about by pornography, prostitution, commercialisation and the cheapening of everything about a woman’s body.

    ↗Transcript: Germaine Greer on the #MeToo movement (Al Jazeera, Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan, Oxford Union)aljazeera.com 3rd of 6 in this piece

  7. Our readingStranger rape is rare; most women know their attacker

    Their wordsStranger rape is very rare. Most women who are, who complain of sexual assault, know who their attacker was and is a friend of theirs and is a part of their circle.

    ↗Transcript: Germaine Greer on the #MeToo movement (Al Jazeera, Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan, Oxford Union)aljazeera.com 4th of 6 in this piece

  9. Our readingWomen should name and ostracise those who behave badly

    Their wordsI agree that women should come out and take names and talk loud and draw a crowd and ostracise the person who is behaving badly.

    ↗Transcript: Germaine Greer on the #MeToo movement (Al Jazeera, Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan, Oxford Union)aljazeera.com 6th of 6 in this piece