Damned Whores and God's Police: The Colonization of Women in AustraliaIdeology of sexism in Australia, the nexus of oppression, sexist stereotypes past and present. |
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... Lesbians , Women in Prison The Damned Whore stereotype is a negative one ; it is used to describe women who do not appear to be engaged in maintaining existing authority relations and is most often applied to women who are seen as ...
... Lesbians , Women in Prison The Damned Whore stereotype is a negative one ; it is used to describe women who do not appear to be engaged in maintaining existing authority relations and is most often applied to women who are seen as ...
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... Lesbians Lesbians are also seen as belonging to an exclusively sexual category and the label ' lesbian ' is supposed to be a sufficient description of a woman . Yet a woman who is a lesbian may also be a wife , a mother and have a job ...
... Lesbians Lesbians are also seen as belonging to an exclusively sexual category and the label ' lesbian ' is supposed to be a sufficient description of a woman . Yet a woman who is a lesbian may also be a wife , a mother and have a job ...
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... lesbian , she inevitably suffers contortions of guilt , shame and self - hatred . Many lesbians are unable to endure this combined rejection and condemnation and resolve the situation in a way which conforms to society's death - wish ...
... lesbian , she inevitably suffers contortions of guilt , shame and self - hatred . Many lesbians are unable to endure this combined rejection and condemnation and resolve the situation in a way which conforms to society's death - wish ...
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