Christine Delphy Quotes & Sayings

When the colonizers spoke of indigenous women - ignoring their own patriarchy, which they doubtlessly considered normal, just like today - it was always with tears in their eyes. They only referred to the differences between these two patriarchical regimes - the French one and the Algerian one - at the cost of any mention of their far more considerable commonalities. — Christine Delphy

If women were the equals of men, men would no longer equal themselves. Why then should women resemble what men would have ceased to be? — Christine Delphy