Based on the consideration of the sadly popular in the past English expression “idle women”, an example of the persistence of gender stereotypes in a language. At the same time, de la O is structured on a text questioning why I apply the expression to myself, which leads from the state of idleness to that of madness.
Based on the consideration of the sadly popular in the past English expression “idle women”, an example of the persistence of gender stereotypes in a language. At the same time, de la O is structured on a text questioning why I apply the expression to myself, which leads from the state of idleness to that of madness.
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