I think we can all agree that openly sexual women catch hell in most societies--some more than others.
Up-and-down looks, catcalls, accusations of being "slut" or "whore," social ostracism, sexual harrassment, rape, "honor" killings....the list is long of the troubles a woman can see if she is perceived as being promiscuous or even just somehow "too sexy." I've read that in Victorian times, a woman who was caught masturbating could be subjected to "cures" for "nymphomania" ranging from the benign (cool baths and bland foods) to the horrific (clitoridectomy).
But my question is, Who is primarily responsible for the suppression of female sexuality? Women? Men? Both?
Intuitively, what do you guys think?



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. And everyone knew from the bible that masturbation was an evil act and an abomination to God, so therefor the women must have been witches. Thanks, Paul, for that one!


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