>The way the
>master's house quote is used in feminist groups is usually to cool
>out something just
>as it's getting interesting or effective, usually to promote some kind of
>absolute nonviolence line or to keep a heated debate from breaking out and
>clarifying things.
Interesting. The use to which the out-of-context quote seems at least as important as restoring the original context.
> I was never sure why we'd want to dismantle the master's house
>rather than make it into a community center, but once in a while I have been
>accused of taking things too literally.
Hey, you're just parsing the text. What's that line from Dr Zhivago? - a house like this is big enough for thirteen families!