1) Parasitism (noun): an intimate association between organisms of two or more kinds; especially one in which a parasite obtains benefits from a host which it usually injures.
Mina Loy, Feminist Manifesto: “As conditions are at present constituted-you have a choice between Parasitism & Prostitution- or Negation.”
The use of this word helped me to understand that Loy was shedding light on the relationship between men and women, where a man will take from a woman and leave her hurt and injured.
-“Parasitism.” Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster. Web. 19 May 2014
