A word to the wise: In making the public case for a sound sexual ethics, there are two extremes to avoid. One is the fuzzy-minded nostalgia gently mocked in ” The Village Green Preservation Society ” (” We are the Office Block Persecution Affinity/ God save little shops, china cups, and virginity. “) The other is modish and vulgar frankness .
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