Feminists Take To Twitter To Explain That Rape Culture Is Alive And Well

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1. Culture

“The anthropologist Clifford Geertz defines culture as
an historically transmitted pattern of meaning embodied in symbols; a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic form, by means of which men communicate, perpetuate, and develop their knowledge about and attitudes toward life.1”

Excerpt From: Pagels, Elaine. “Adam, Eve, and the Serpent.” Vintage Books, 2011-09-21. iBooks.
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I'm re-reading this book, and this basic description of what culture is, struck me as applied to Rape Culture; "historically transmitted pattern of meaning". What feminists are trying to do is identify and confront these patterns, turn over the rock so to speak--no easy task, or too easy, depending on your point of view.


"A system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic form"

And yeah I agree, the idiots are always out there