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Posted on January 30, 2019 January 31, 2019

Patriarchy, Pop Culture, And The Taboo Of Adult Male Virginity

Sarah Sahagian
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Sarah Sahagian
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Lust+Liaisons
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masculinity, sex, the-bachelor, virginity
a red rose laying on a wood table

This season of ‘The Bachelor’ is an illuminating case study in how society associates manliness with heteronormative sex. Read more

Posted on February 20, 2018 October 9, 2018

Age Critiques On ‘The Bachelor’ Are Anti-Feminist — And Miss The Point

The Establishment
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age-gap, arts-creators, bekah-m, feminism, the-bachelor

When people critique relationships with age differences, I suspect they’re concerned not about the effects of the patriarchy, but about young women expressing agency. Read more

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