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Page 119
... male body ; therefore , male homo- sexuals must be women ( or womanish or effeminate ) . Though we may loudly assert that desire for the male body — and the objectification of that body though our desiring gaze — is not feminine , our ...
... male body ; therefore , male homo- sexuals must be women ( or womanish or effeminate ) . Though we may loudly assert that desire for the male body — and the objectification of that body though our desiring gaze — is not feminine , our ...
Page 120
... male " beauty contests " in some rural areas , comedic entertainments in which bearded young men who would cringe at being thought feminine dress as women without recognizing that they are engaging in what gay viewers might regard as ...
... male " beauty contests " in some rural areas , comedic entertainments in which bearded young men who would cringe at being thought feminine dress as women without recognizing that they are engaging in what gay viewers might regard as ...
Page 121
... male voice through its control of male desire . They fascinated and intrigued and teased the male literary voice into acknowledging that , although women writers were suspect , women characters - objectified to fit male stereo- types of ...
... male voice through its control of male desire . They fascinated and intrigued and teased the male literary voice into acknowledging that , although women writers were suspect , women characters - objectified to fit male stereo- types of ...
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Overview | 1 |
Seizing the Erotic | 23 |
The Sexual Predator | 47 |
Copyright | |
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