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Sex is power. identity is power. in western culture, there are no nonexploitative relationships. everyone has killed in order to live.
-Camille Paglia
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Camille Paglia
Sex is power. identity is power. in western culture, there are no nonexploitative relationships. everyone has killed in order to live.
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