Christopher Ryan Quotes

As Attentive Readers May Have Noted, The Standard Narrative Of Heterosexual Interaction Boils Down To Prostitution: A Woman Exchanges Her Sexual Services For Access To Resources. Maybe Mythic Resonance Explains Part Of The Huge Box-office Appeal Of A Film Like Pretty Woman, Where Richard Gere's Character Trades Access To His Wealth In Exchange For What Julia Roberts's Character Has To Offer (she Plays A Hooker With A Heart Of Gold, If You Missed It). Please Note That What She's Got To Offer Is Limited To The Aforementioned Heart Of Gold, A Smile As Big As Texas, A Pair Of Long, Lovely Legs, And The Solemn Promise That They'll Open Only For Him From Now On. The Genius Of Pretty Woman Lies In Making Explicit What's Been Implicit In Hundreds Of Films And Books. According To This Theory, Women Have Evolved To Unthinkingly And Unashamedly Exchange Erotic Pleasure For Access To A Man's Wealth, Protection, Status, And Other Treasures Likely To Benefit Her And Her Children.

Christopher Ryan Quotes: As Attentive Readers May Have Noted, The Standard Narrative Of Heterosexual Interaction Boils Down To Prostitution: A Woman Exchanges Her

Christopher Ryan Quotes: As Attentive Readers May Have Noted, The Standard Narrative Of Heterosexual Interaction Boils Down To Prostitution: A Woman Exchanges Her

Christopher Ryan Quotes: As Attentive Readers May Have Noted, The Standard Narrative Of Heterosexual Interaction Boils Down To Prostitution: A Woman Exchanges Her

Christopher Ryan Quotes: As Attentive Readers May Have Noted, The Standard Narrative Of Heterosexual Interaction Boils Down To Prostitution: A Woman Exchanges Her

Christopher Ryan Quotes: As Attentive Readers May Have Noted, The Standard Narrative Of Heterosexual Interaction Boils Down To Prostitution: A Woman Exchanges Her

Christopher Ryan Quotes: As Attentive Readers May Have Noted, The Standard Narrative Of Heterosexual Interaction Boils Down To Prostitution: A Woman Exchanges Her

Christopher Ryan Quotes: As Attentive Readers May Have Noted, The Standard Narrative Of Heterosexual Interaction Boils Down To Prostitution: A Woman Exchanges Her

Christopher Ryan Quotes: As Attentive Readers May Have Noted, The Standard Narrative Of Heterosexual Interaction Boils Down To Prostitution: A Woman Exchanges Her

Christopher Ryan Quotes: As Attentive Readers May Have Noted, The Standard Narrative Of Heterosexual Interaction Boils Down To Prostitution: A Woman Exchanges Her

Christopher Ryan Quotes: As Attentive Readers May Have Noted, The Standard Narrative Of Heterosexual Interaction Boils Down To Prostitution: A Woman Exchanges Her

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