This seemed to be going the squicky Dangerous Liaisons "I didn't want to but once he got started it was kinda fun" route.
and that's exactly the narrative I object to! (because it's not just a "oh those benighted people of the past" narrative -- it's a narrative that is still very much a problem.)
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Date: 2011-02-02 12:50 pm (UTC)and that's exactly the narrative I object to! (because it's not just a "oh those benighted people of the past" narrative -- it's a narrative that is still very much a problem.)