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MY comment was that this implies women don't really like sex and use it simply as a tool to get whatever they want, be it money or jewelry or help around the house. And that men are panting dogs, who will only engage in helpful, productive behavior if sex is dangled in front of them like a dog biscuit. THIS assumption is what is patently ridiculous. Women enjoy and desire sex every bit as much as men, if not more.
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The subject, once again, was "is sex a currency that you can trade for household jobs". And I think the answer is bluntly "no".
For you and me, the answer is definitely no. I think the answer is yes for some women, because it's one of the only currencies they know or have (a SAHM doesn't have a lot of her own money, for example). I think it's because of learned behaviors and gender non-parity is the cause, Dick Dworkin thinks it's because "men are panting dogs" and "women don't really like sex."
