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I presume that subtitles in pieces like this aren't usually written by the author, so I'm not to worried if they actually agree with the sentiment of the piece.

For the "males are dangerously sexual" undertone, I think this is true but intended as historical background. My ultra-summary from an American perspective would be something like:

1960's: Males are dangerous and women must defend their honor. Betty Friedan writes about trapped women.

1970's: Males still dangerous, but women can take control of this. Feminism on the rise: Our Bodies Our Selves.

1980's: Women and males be equally dangerous, equally pro-sex. Aids causes concern all around. Anti-porn.

1990's: Feminist backlash. OK to be an effeminate metrosexual. Read Katie Roiphe and Bitch Magazine. Move toward pro-porn.

2000's: Decade is over, and now the history is being written by people like Natasha Vargas-Cooper. Porn is passe.




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