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He’s a dogmatic submissive, an inner tension illustrated by Penn to marvelous effect when Lockjaw shows up at Perfidia’s door with flowers and, when she doesn’t answer, returns with a battering ram.

If more men stopped wallowing in fantasies of capturing submissive tradwives and learned to just appreciate women as full human beings, that would be great not just for those guys, but also for society.

From Salon

Critics accuse the Lebanese government of being submissive to Washington — with Barrack’s tirade adding to their arguments.

The narrative of most far-right “tradwife” influencers is similar: They once believed in education and work, but they have now found their true calling in a submissive role.

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Men are born to be strong, domineering and intelligent, while women are fated to be weak, submissive and emotionally irrational.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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