Confronted afterward, she claimed no knowledge of that bedroom tryst; she did not intend to be held responsible for men's dreams.

Stacy Schiff
Confronted afterward, she claimed no knowledge of that bedroom tryst;...
Confronted afterward, she claimed no knowledge of that bedroom tryst;...
Confronted afterward, she claimed no knowledge of that bedroom tryst;...
Confronted afterward, she claimed no knowledge of that bedroom tryst;...
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The phrase, “I did not intend to be held responsible for men’s dreams,” is another example of the power of words. This phrase, while making it sound like women are to blame for every man's sexual fantasies, actually points out that women should not be blamed for what men do sexually. Instead, it blames the men themselves. The woman in the story did not intend to be held responsible for men's dreams; she believed that what happened was wrong because it was wrong.

Source: The Witches: Salem, 1692

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