But a similar assumption of chastity operates in the way we see (and the way writers write) heroines. Casual sex apparently needs an established history of "sluttiness" in order to be in character - which is weird because I'm fairly sure that Helena never explicitly said "btw guys, I only have sex with men I love and am in a committed relationship with."
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Date: 2011-01-17 11:45 pm (UTC)I have nothing to add except thank you for this very awesome point!!!