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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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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It infantalises all women to suggest we can't cope with criticism, disagreement or different ideas.pic.twitter.com/jvO9cD4d0T
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"Stop oppressing yourself"
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