Took a long time to overcome the idea that women were too fragile, too emotional & too childish to handle responsibility & decision-making.
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Reports from universities particularly do seem to indicate that women are becoming more fearful & feeling less able to cope with life.
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I know the idea of women's fragility & incapability comes from a different place than the old socially conservative ideas but it feed them
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Women aren't the only group seen in need of protection from words, criticism, scary ideas or agency, obviously.
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I do see the difference but I think women are in danger of heading back into a role, we've spent a century overcoming.
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The Victorian attitude, where women are delicate flowers who men need to look after.
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@CHSommers calls it "fainting couch feminism"pic.twitter.com/zENSFW5nF4
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Yes, exactly.
@CHSommers sees it. It hurts men but also women. We've fought so hard to be accepted as competent adults. -
If some people are "traitors" to a group it's easy to infantilize them ("they don't know what's good for them!")
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