I wouldn't say "bad" - those are the very connotations that are why I'm rather fond of the word. Shocking and horrifying society - especially in the nineteenth century - is something I can get behind, really.
Women experiencing life in it's highest highs and lowest lows, by doing things that would be perfectly permissible were they men - but are of course scandalous because they are of the fairer sex.
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Date: 2006-08-25 05:13 pm (UTC)Women experiencing life in it's highest highs and lowest lows, by doing things that would be perfectly permissible were they men - but are of course scandalous because they are of the fairer sex.