1. A few thoughts on Kingsley Amis, Philip Larkin, J.G. Ballard, Anthony Powell, Christopher Hitchens, BDSM, the political libido, & the tendency of some male writers to sexualize Margaret Thatcher.
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9. There is an element of truth to this. Kissinger's "power is an aphrodisiac" can apply to powerful women as well as men. But it also plays out different in the two genders.https://twitter.com/PallasTweet/status/1065408246276481026 …
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10. I don't think I'm over reading these sexualizing comments as showing the need of many men, even those who supported her politics, to try and contain her, to foreground her gender broke gender barriers and triumphed in a male field.
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11. This makes sense. Thatcher was a hugely disruptive figure, not just as first British Prime Minister but also a particularly transformative leader. The sexualization had an element of diminishment, saying in effect, "she's still a woman"https://twitter.com/WilfridPinkPig/status/1065409097313517568 …
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Okay. It's time for the obvious question. What about Mrs. May? ?Who among the upper tiers of the British literati are today--right now--harboring similar fantasies?
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You might enjoy this by Nick Humphrey. Andropov naked with Mrs T. and much of the rest of the United Nations. Totally doesn’t work for me as a vision, but it makes a good point. http://www.humphrey.org.uk/papers/1982immodestproposal.pdf …
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