'Men may control the free world, but women control the boobs.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Men may dominate politics, but women have influence over sexual attraction.
- In plain terms
- Men control power, women control desire.
- What can you take from it?
- Gender dynamics differ in public and private spheres.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do power and desire intersect across genders?
- Is this view reductive?
Another view
The phrasing is crude and can be seen as sexist.
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