The rationale which accompanies that imposition of male authority euphemistically referred to as 'the battle of the sexes' … - Kate Millett

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She still felt his gaze on her like the brush of a finger across the back of her neck, making her shiver.

Kate Millett

The rationale which accompanies that imposition of male authority euphemistically referred to as 'the battle of the sexes' bears a certain resemblance to the formulas of nations at war, where any heinousness is justified on the grounds that the enemy is either an inferior [part of the] species or really not human at all.

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