Meaning of Madonna/whore complex | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“It comes as a slight shock⟳ to me that men still have⟳ such Madonna/whore complexes. If you sleep⟳ with them, you are shunted into the “good-time girl” category, and that means a lot of last-minute text messages looking for sex.”

“The Madonna/whore complex casts a wide influential net that can convince⟳ many (women especially) that they “can’t” or “shouldn’t” be both mothers and sexual partners.”

“Priya’s parents’ Hinduism seemed to present⟳ conflicting views of sex: […] What people don’t know⟳ about the Kama Sutra is that it’s actually a text that … very heavily caters to Madonna/whore complexes. That it’s actually quite misogynistic. And that it’s actually catered more for male pleasure and … males always will have⟳ the upper hand according to the Kama Sutra.”

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