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I Think For The Most Part Men Have Always Been The Aggressors Sexually. Through Time Immemorial They've Always Been In Control. So I Think Sex Is Equated With Power In A Way, And That's Scary In A Way. It's Scary For Men That Women Would Have That Power, And I Think It's Scary For Women To Have That Power - Or To Have That Power And Be Sexy At The Same Time.

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I Think For The Most Part Men Have Always Been The Aggressors Sexually. Through Time Immemorial They've Always Been In Control. So I Think Sex Is Equated With Power In A Way, And That's Scary In A Way. It's Scary For Men That Women Would Have That Power, And I Think It's Scary For Women To Have That Power - Or To Have That Power And Be Sexy At The Same Time.

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