A woman alone always seems a little unusual; it is not true that men respect women: they respect each other through their women — wives, mistresses, … - Simone de Beauvoir

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A woman alone always seems a little unusual; it is not true that men respect women: they respect each other through their women — wives, mistresses, “kept” women; when masculine protection no longer extends over her, woman is disarmed before a superior caste that is aggressive, sneering, or hostile. As an “erotic perversion,