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Hooking Up Can Be Empowering, But Can Also Perpetuate Patriarchy
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Hooking Up Can Be Empowering, But Can Also Perpetuate Patriarchy

To hook up, in my opinion, is to have casual, one-time, no-strings-attached sex with someone who is basically a stranger. Our generation has normalized this interaction and has made it “cool” and feminist. And while these words may be accurate portrayals of some hookup cases, for others, the sexualization and objectification of fellow classmates and…