Yesterday I went to see The Avengers. And in between such awesomeness as the Black Widow beating up a bunch of guys while tied to a chair and the Hulk smashing Loki against the floor like a child playing with a rag doll (highlight to reveal spoilers), I couldn’t help but notice a striking similarity between the philosophy of supervillain demi-god Loki of Asgard and the musings of anti-feminist polemicist Katie Roiphe in her recent Newsweek cover article. Can you tell the difference between Loki’s lines and Roiphe’s? Let’s find out!
Who said it: 
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1. ”KNEEL! Is not this simpler? Is this not your natural state? It is the unspoken truth of humanity that you crave subjugation. The bright lure of freedom diminishes your life’s joy in a mad scramble for power. For identity. You were made to be ruled. In the end, you will always kneel.”
2. ”[There is something] basically liberating about being overcome or overpowered.”
3. ”A release, a vacation, an escape from the dreariness and hard work of equality.”
4. ”Freedom is life’s great lie. Once you accept that, in your heart, you will know peace.”
Answers: 1. Loki; 2. Roiphe; 3. Roiphe; 4. Loki
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All Roiphe quotes come from Katie Roiphe, ”The Fantasy Life of Working Women: Why Surrender is a Feminist Dream,” Newsweek 159 no. 18 (30 April 2012).
All Loki quotes come from The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedom (2012; Marvel Studios), Theatrical Release.
Loki image from Marvel-Movies.wikia.com. Roiphe image from The New York Times.
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