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Mar 14 '10
“As sociologist Carol Cassell notes in her book, “Swept Away,” female sexuality is generally considered more acceptable when women are seduced, romanced or misled, because they can’t be blamed for what they can’t control. If women are swept away, they can have sexual pleasure without having to confront their own desires or self-image… “Romance” is the social institution that enables both genders to create a socially-approved sexual experience. It’s the ritual pageant through which we pretend that sex exists outside the bounds of normal life. Everyone says that relationships should be “honest,” but there is little honesty in romance.”
— Women’s Internalized Oppression: Undermining Your Own Sexuality (via sexisnottheenemy)

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