Margo St. James quotes
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“Fifty percent of the women in this country are not having orgasms. If that were true of the male population, it would be declared a national emergency.”
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“If they want to know if prostitutes are positive, they should test the Vice cops.”
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“When prostitution is a crime, the message conveyed is that women who are sexual are "bad," and therefore legitimate victims of sexual assault. Sex becomes a weapon to be used by men.”
-- Margo St. James
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“Even if my country remains in war with yours. . .remember. . . i am not your enemy.”
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Source : "There Are Worse Things I Could Do". Book by Adrienne Barbeau, 2006.
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“If my boyfriend finds me sexy, then I don't need that kind of male attention from anyone else.”
Source : "Women of Britain - your designers need you!" by Jess Cartner-Morley, www.theguardian.com. February 27, 2009.
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