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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Quiz 2: Scratching the Surface – Open Letter to Mary Daly

1 How do the definitions used in "Scratching the Surface" distinguish between heterosexism and homophobia?

Heterosexism is fundamentally based in hatred and animosity, while homophobia is fundamentally based in fear

Heterosexism is a belief in the inferiority of heterosexual relationships, while homophobia is a belief in the inferiority of homosexual relationships

Heterosexism is rooted in sexism and misogyny, while homophobia is rooted in anti-homosexual sentiment

Homophobia is fear of one's own homosexual attractions projected outward, while heterosexism is belief in the superiority of one's own way of loving
2 To what does Lorde attribute the joint problems of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and homophobia?

The capitalist obsession with efficiency and sameness

The instinctive but destructive impulse to fear and suspect the unknown

The urge to protect oneself by adopting an "us-against-them" mentality

The inability to recognize human difference as an enriching force

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