Male authority is an erotic necessity. In order to make love, a man must be hard and the woman soft. This is not just a physiological detail, but a metaphor for their whole relationship. Feminists, having demanded soft men, have discovered that it is beyond exasperating to be locked in a rape fantasy with some Caspar Milquetoast. Ravish me! she pleads with her eyes. Let’s go down to the aquarium, he says, and look at the endangered species exhibit. If you are going to go for soft, then another woman makes better sense. Lesbianism, it turns out, has an internal logic.
Douglas Wilson
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Which Wilson post/sermon/whatever did this come from?
Hi Tim: On these quotes, I always put a link to the original source of the quotation in his name — Douglas Wilson. In this case, the link leads to a scanned image of pages 142–143 of his book Father Hunger. The quote starts at the bottom of 142.
And I should add that I try to coordinate the quotes with the subject at hand. For example, every day last week I tried to post a quote by Wilson condemning plagiarism; and since I posted an update to the Wight Archive last night, I thought another quote about rape fit.
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There’s an interesting sentence at the bottom of page 143: “An observant critic of feminism once asked why a first-rate woman would want to become a third-rate man.”
Anyone who asks that question is not at all observant. Feminism is not about women wanting to be come men at all, no matter what the rate. Feminism is, among other things, about women and men being given the same opportunities based on abilities and interests without any hindrance tied to sex.
@Tim — Textbook Wilson Rhetoric: Whenever you see an unnamed person make Wilson’s point, nine times out of ten Wilson is the unnamed person.
We may also ask “which post/sermon/whatever did Wilson borrow this from? Well– the phrase “erotic necessity” he got from C S Lewis, whose character Ransom in That Hideous Strength said, “No one has ever told you that obedience – humility – is an erotic necessity.” Wilson twists it, so no worries about plagiarism here!
How does this statement reconcile with the fact that Doug is so exceptionally fat and squishy? He’s the quintessential soft man.
We all agree, he is a pervert and a rape apologist.
But did you notice how illogical the guy is?
“Male authority is an erotic necessity… Lesbianism, it turns out, has an internal logic.”
If a) maleness and b) authority from said male are both essential to any erotic situation, lesbianism would have made no sense.
You know what logic is based on Doug’s authority. Not on it actually looking the least bit logical.
Amen, Tim!
The thing I see in a patriarchal man is that he is a weak coward who has to hide behind “obey” because to treat a woman, especially his wife, with equity would be scary. When he has managed obeisance from his wife, the next circle to conquer is all the other women. The only way he knows how to prevail is by berating her, calling her names and deriding her about her breasts.
And when called out on the ugliness of his speech and actions? Serrated Edge. But reality is. Coward.
See your doctor immediately for male authority lasting more than 4 hours!
def. “priapism” (n.) — “unwanted, persistent, and uncomfortable male authority”
Doug Wilson. A hard man. Almost as hard as the Pillsbury Dough Boy.
Except if you give him a little poke in the belly he won’t laugh happily. He’ll try to cut you.
Since we have landed on this expansive topic, I have to share this reference that I came across recently, from the book “Wife No. 19” by Brigham Young’s apostate wife, Anna Eliza Young, published in 1876. This is from Chapter 32:
“Years ago, when Brigham was on a mission to New England, he met a very charming lady in Boston, Mrs. Augusta Cobb, and at once his elastic fancy was charmed for a while.” [Mrs. Cobb then left her husband and moved to Utah to become part of Brigham’s harem.]
Elastic fancy — so that’s what they used to call it! And it gives new meaning to the saying: “Charmed, I’m sure.”