Women, Misogyny, Feminism, Philip Roth, trump and the NewYorker Radio Hour

https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/philip-roths-american-portraits-and-american-prophecy-2


I have never knowingly read Philip Roth, the not so subdued misogyny has always pushed me away.


source>>https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b09562be4b0568a880bbda3?ec_carp=3781954750951096315


snip..."At the root of the accusation is Roth’s gleefully lascivious objectification of women in his novels. In Portnoy’s Complaint, an attempted rape is treated as slapstick comedy; in The Breast, a man tragicomically turns into a breast from longing for them too much. Women’s bodies are the eternal punch line. A glimpse of female skin turns male characters into bumbling, venal clowns, no longer responsible for what they do."
There is quite a bit more in that article to think over.

Today I heard the NewYoker Podcast about Philip Roth, and the clip with 3 appatently regarded women writers spoke about him and his involvement with women in many ways.

Did anyone else hear this? I'd like some feedback. Thanks