Even the most conventional girls express forbidden sexual desires in fantasy play

Evidence

Eroticism implies a claim of the instant against time, of the individual against the collectivity; it affirms separation against communication; it rebels against all regulation; it contains a principle hostile to society. Social customs are never bent to fit the rigor of institutions and laws: love has forever asserted itself against them. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 406 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Erotic desire fundamentally resists social regulation and institutions — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 406; Imaginary love affairs defend adolescent girls against feared real sexual contact — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 890

Broader Connections

• Erotic desire fundamentally resists social regulation and institutions #expands (0.72) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 406