Reddit reviews Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law

Second wave feminists played a significant role in promoting the idea that rape is "about power". When radical feminists tried to argue against rape culture they were frequently met with the criticism that feminists are just "anti-sex". In other words, that feminist opposition to rape comes from an opposition to heterosexual sexual expression. As a result, second wave feminists framed rape as an expression of patriarchial power rather than sexual desire. At least that is what Catherine MacKinnon argues: https://www.amazon.ca/Feminism-Unmodified-Discourses-Life-Law/dp/0674298748

Not sure why I'm arguing with you when you've admitted you haven't read the article, but I'm bored at the moment.

> Your wikki definition & the definition of radical feminism I was tested on in turn-of-the millennium, BY "radical" gender studies professors, are different. This just takes "first wave" feminism & attaches a "radical" modifier to it. These things are far, far too grey to be discussed in the context of such a biased article. Feel free to disagree with me.

That particular wikipedia article describes the other viewpoints in 2nd wave feminism:

> Radical feminists locate the root cause of women's oppression in patriarchal gender relations, as opposed to legal systems (as in liberal feminism) or class conflict (as in socialist feminism and Marxist feminism).

So no, not all 2nd wave feminists were radical by that definition, only those that focus on attacking notions of the patriarchy. Also, Catherine MacKinnon falls undeniably into the radical feminist camp (under the traditional definition of radical). Her book "Feminism Unmodified" is generally seen as a radical feminist critique on the concepts of liberal feminism.

EDIT: Terminology. Radical feminism and liberal feminism are both 2nd wave feminist groups. 1st wave feminism was the turn of the century suffrage movement.