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Monday, March 10, 2008 12:00 AM

The sexual politics of household chores

One writer reenacts a day in the life of a 1950s housewife. Meanwhile, will doing the dishes get men laid?
Sarah Hepola

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  • Monday, March 10, 2008 04:22 PM

    @ Dick

    yes, or at least he wouldn't stop fucking her because of it

    what actually happens though is that, because of innate biological gender differences in what males and females care about, they would BOTH be watching tv, or fucking, and no one would be cleaning the house.

    -- dick dworkin

    And we get to the crux of the matter. In Dick Dworkin's world, men always want to fuck, women rarely, so women can withhold sex whereas men can't (or, if they can, they've not very inclined to).

    Because of "innate biological gender differences."

    Uh huh.

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