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When you've got the virgin and the whore sitting next to each other, they're likely to judge each other harshly.

— Tori Amos

Painterly white lace glove and red satin glove raised with their fingertips almost touching.
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This observation points out how two women embodying opposite stereotypes might instinctively clash rather than connect, each measuring the other against an unfair standard. It's a critique of restrictive labels placed on women, suggesting these categories breed mutual judgment instead of understanding between the people forced into them.

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