How we cite our quotes: (Part.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Baby?" He was pulling her arm. Come for a cup of coffee. But she couldn't. She had to learn Greek (the book was in the reserve desk). There was too much to do. He was frowning and pleading. She could feel the pillow under her back already, and Mr. Frosty stalking around them, looking at her with his strange blue eyes, walking widdershins around the lovers. (1.2.9)
The concept of "enthusiastic consent" is unheard of in Jeannine's world. How does Cal's "frowning and pleading" compare to the more outwardly aggressive actions of men like Ginger Moustache, the Host of the party on Riverside Drive, and the Manland Boss?
Quote #2
Do you want to banish sex from Whileaway? Sex, family, love, erotic attraction—call it what you like—we all know that your people are competent and intelligent individuals, but do you think that's enough? Surely you have the intellectual knowledge of biology in other species to know what I'm talking about. (1.7.33)
Remarkably, it doesn't even occur to the Television Interview that Whileawayan women might be sexually attracted to one another. How does his attitude compare to those of Manlanders like Lenny and Boss?
Quote #3
My mother thinks that I don't like boys, though I try to tell her: Look at it this way; I'll never lose my virginity. I'm a Man-Hating Woman and people leave the room when I come in it. Do they do the same for a Woman-Hating Man? Don't be silly. (4.11.6)
Before Laura begins her love affair with Janet, she doesn't consider herself a lesbian. Instead, she says simply that she couldn't endure a relationship with any of the guys she's dated, because none of them have really respected her.