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Originally Posted by sapiens
I know that she is only speaking hypothetically, but Ugh! Outrageously sexist viewpoint! I hate it when authors suggest that women are entirely passive to men, accepting whatever information they are given (and that men are evil "dominators" collaborating against women). Women are not passive and men are not all collaborating against women.
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You must remember that this was written in the 70's by probably one of the most famous feminsts of all time. If you weren't around in the 70s - it was a completely different time and place, and the relationships between men and women were much different was views of sexuality.