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Alexainie
Alexainie

Oct 7, 2016

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…on is evil, and it will turn proper young women into lazy, sex obsessed tramps with “loose morals.” Another heavily touted principle underlying the understanding of female sexuality was the idea that young women have a responsibility not to tease young men with their bodies, since young men may misread the signals and “have their way” (in 1957 clearly a more palatable term than rape) whether the girl wants it or not. The assumption being that either men are incapable of self control, or worse, entitled to the woman’s body since she has so unfairly lead him on.

Young Lady, Stop Touching Yourself Down There!
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Allan Rae (alto)

so, basically, just the way things are in the present day good old US of A.

huh.

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