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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.

    Booze, Education, Male Bonding, the Cooties and Rape 2006

  • 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.

    Booze, Education, Male Bonding, the Cooties and Rape 2006

  • (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

  • 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

  • Report Abuse We are presented with a false dichotemy.

    unknown title 2011

  • 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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