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Fascinating Womanhood by Helen Andelin
@CarletonJ Fantastic book!
This is a great primer on hosting events.
Top rec as a Valentine's Day present. ♥️
"To be sure, thirst has to be quenched. But would a normal person normally lie down in the gutter and drink from a puddle? Or even from a glass whose edge has been greased by many lips? But the social aspect is more important than anything else. The drinking of water is really an individual matter. But it takes two people to make love, and a third person, a new life, is likely to come into being. This deed has a social complexion and constitutes a duty to the community."
The essay is worth reading in whole. Much like Gorky's response to the British sodomite Whyte, promiscuity is condemned for its' harmful effects on community and individual, as well as for its' association with fascists and reactionaries
The d’Annunzio referenced was an early Italian fascist