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When It Comes to Promiscuity, Are Women the New Men?

Published by Wednesday Martin

"Women love getting laid as much as men do, possibly more."

In Trainwreck, a huge summer hit from a hot comedy talent, Amy Schumer plays a single woman with a robust libido and vivid sexual history. "Amy" is eventually tamed by a doctor (Hollywood is not known for its subtlety in pathologizing female sexuality), and comes to accept the value of monogamy and family life. All the fun, of course, happens before that, as Schumer's character searches out, with the unwavering commitment of a heat-seeking missile, the same holy grail Zipless Fuck that propelled Isadora Wing in Fear of Flying.

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