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By setting up and reinforcing a dichotemy, you encourage the view of one gender as the “other,” which always creates tension and fear, leading to violence.
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By setting up and reinforcing a dichotemy, you encourage the view of one gender as the “other,” which always creates tension and fear, leading to violence.
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(In light of the objections to that distinction one wants to add: or by a dichotemy of terms functionally equivalent to it.)
Vienna Circle Uebel, Thomas 2006
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To be honest, I would whine about the unfairness of this dichotemy except for the fact that I think the world would be a better place if people made more of an effort at being congenial; it is possible to be gentlemanly or lady-like without being a wuss.
Should we screen out mean? Ann Althouse 2005
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Report Abuse We are presented with a false dichotemy.
unknown title 2011
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It’s an odd dichotemy that these are the jobs we never wish for but in a way the best.
The Rich Girls Are Weeping « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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