Lillian B. Rubin Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: January 13, 1924 - June 17, 2014
Birthday: January 13
Death: June 17
Interesting, isn't it, that even though more than two and a half decades have passed since the sexual revolution brought women a new measure of sexual freedom, there's still no word in the language that doesn't reek with pejorative connotation to describe a woman who has sex freely. Since language frames thought and sets its limits, this is not a trivial matter. For without a word that describes without condemning, it's hard to think about it neutrally as well. When we say the words 'promiscuous woman,' therefore, it's a statement about her character, not just her sexual behavior.
topic: Sex, Women, Character, Connotation, Promiscuous, Sexual Revolution
