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Sarah McKinney's avatar

Yes! Thank you for sharing. The double standard of men being “rakes” and women being ignorant and pure is very frustrating. They even turned one of my favorite male characters into a “rake” in season 3 because that is the standard set for men in the previous two season. Purity culture definitely dehumanizes men as well as women.

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Susanna Semerdzhyan's avatar

Thank you for writing this. I very much enjoyed reading it because 1) I had similar thoughts watching the show and 2) I can relate to these myths because I grew up hearing them. In the Armenian culture, these myths are prevalent and as a woman, I always questioned them. I now want to read your book! 🩵

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