You must see, though, that a feminist would never voluntarily put herself in a position where a man could hurt her.” “That’s like saying a feminist would never love, and that’s obviously not true. Whenever you open yourself up to another person, same sex or opposite, you take the risk of being hurt. That’s a simple reality of life.” “You’re overlooking the centuries of oppression that women have suffered at the hands of men, sometimes even colluding in it. We’re lucky we can choose to step out of the cycle. Why do the orange and strawberry creams always get left to the end?” I added, looking
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