War of the sexes
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+ | “The [[War of the sexes |war between the sexes]] is the only one in which both sides regularly sleep with the enemy.” --[[Quentin Crisp]] | ||
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+ | "There are times when I wonder whether [[nature]] isn't really the one to hold responsible. It seems a lot easier to [[blame]] nature than to [[patriarchy|blame men]] (although blaming [[society]] runs a close second)." --''[[Combat in the Erogenous Zone]]'' (1972) by Ingrid Bengis | ||
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+ | "George who is good to me, and whom I revile; who understands me, and whom I push off; who can make me laugh, and I choke it back in my throat; who can hold me, at night, so that it's warm, and whom I will bite so there's blood; who keeps learning the games we play as quickly as I can change the rules; who can make me happy and I do not wish to be happy"--Martha in ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Toulouse Lautrec in drag.jpg |thumb|right|200px|This page '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is part of the [[gender]] series.<br><small>Illustration: ''[[Toulouse-Lautrec wearing Jane Avril's Feathered Hat and Boa]]'' (ca. 1892), photo Maurice Guibert</small>.]] | ||
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+ | As an [[idiom]], the '''war of the sexes''' or '''battle of the sexes''' refers to the [[competition]], [[disagreement]]s and [[The Will to Power|fight for power]] between [[men]] and [[women]]. | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
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+ | *[[The Battle of the Sexes]] | ||
+ | *[[Marriage]] | ||
+ | *[[Love-hate relationship]] | ||
+ | *[[Feminism]] | ||
+ | *[[Female sexuality]] | ||
+ | *[[Male sexuality]] | ||
+ | *[[Pornocracy]] | ||
+ | *[[Sexism]] | ||
+ | *[[Sexual revolution]] | ||
*[[Sexual conflict]] | *[[Sexual conflict]] | ||
+ | *[[Masculism]] | ||
+ | *[[Machismo]] | ||
+ | *[[Misandry]] | ||
+ | *[[Misogyny]] | ||
*[[Madonna-whore complex]] | *[[Madonna-whore complex]] | ||
+ | *[[Domestic violence]] | ||
+ | *[[Rape culture]] | ||
+ | *[[Equalism]] | ||
+ | *[[Feminist Sex Wars]] | ||
+ | *[[Camille Paglia]] | ||
+ | *[[Sexual tension]] | ||
+ | *[[Sex strike]] | ||
== In fiction == | == In fiction == | ||
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*[[Lysistrata]] | *[[Lysistrata]] | ||
*[[Taming of the Shrew]] | *[[Taming of the Shrew]] | ||
- | * [[Bitter Moon]] | + | *[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]] |
* [[The Mother and the Whore]] | * [[The Mother and the Whore]] | ||
+ | * [[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]] | ||
* [[Coming Apart]] | * [[Coming Apart]] | ||
+ | * [[Bitter Moon]] | ||
+ | * [[Ingmar Bergman]] | ||
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+ | == Music == | ||
+ | *[[Love is a Battlefield]] | ||
+ | == See also == | ||
+ | *[[Gender role]] | ||
+ | *[[Gender]] | ||
+ | *[[War]] | ||
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“The war between the sexes is the only one in which both sides regularly sleep with the enemy.” --Quentin Crisp "There are times when I wonder whether nature isn't really the one to hold responsible. It seems a lot easier to blame nature than to blame men (although blaming society runs a close second)." --Combat in the Erogenous Zone (1972) by Ingrid Bengis "George who is good to me, and whom I revile; who understands me, and whom I push off; who can make me laugh, and I choke it back in my throat; who can hold me, at night, so that it's warm, and whom I will bite so there's blood; who keeps learning the games we play as quickly as I can change the rules; who can make me happy and I do not wish to be happy"--Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
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As an idiom, the war of the sexes or battle of the sexes refers to the competition, disagreements and fight for power between men and women.
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See also
- The Battle of the Sexes
- Marriage
- Love-hate relationship
- Feminism
- Female sexuality
- Male sexuality
- Pornocracy
- Sexism
- Sexual revolution
- Sexual conflict
- Masculism
- Machismo
- Misandry
- Misogyny
- Madonna-whore complex
- Domestic violence
- Rape culture
- Equalism
- Feminist Sex Wars
- Camille Paglia
- Sexual tension
- Sex strike
In fiction
- Lysistrata
- Taming of the Shrew
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- The Mother and the Whore
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Coming Apart
- Bitter Moon
- Ingmar Bergman
Music
See also