I think that every sexual position is fundamentally comic. Judith Butler comicfundamentallyposition Change image and share on social
My parents were practicing Jews. My mother grew up in an orthodox synagogue, and after my grandfather died, she went to a conservative synagogue and a little later ended up in a reform synagogue. My father was in reform synagogues from the beginning. Judith Butler beginconservativedie share on social
I would say that I'm a feminist theorist before I'm a queer theorist or a gay and lesbian theorist. Judith Butler feministgaylesbian Change image and share on social
A man who reads effeminate may well be consistently heterosexual, and another one might be gay. We can't read sexuality off of gender. Judith Butler consistentlyeffeminategay Change image and share on social
Sexual harassment law is very important. But I think it would be a mistake if the sexual harassment law movement is the only way in which feminism is known in the media. Judith Butler feminismharassmentimportant Change image and share on social
There is no original or primary gender a drag imitates, but gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original. Judith Butler draggenderimitate Change image and share on social
Identifying Israel with Jewry obscures the existence of the small but important post-Zionist movement in Israel, including the philosophers Adi Ophir and Anat Biletzki, the sociologist Uri Ram, the professor of theatre Avraham Oz and the poet Yitzhak Laor. Judith Butler adianatavraham share on social
It's my view that gender is culturally formed, but it's also a domain of agency or freedom and that it is most important to resist the violence that is imposed by ideal gender norms, especially against those who are gender different, who are nonconforming in their gender presentation. Judith Butler agencyculturallydomain share on social