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Many of the labels we still put on women - good girls and bad girls, wifeys and femme fatales – come from Madonna-Whore dichotomy. Here’s how to spot these archetypes on-screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How the Madonna-Whore Complex Still Reigns

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