I do think women have a greater capacity for psychological abuse but I am wary of how subjective this is & how open to ideological abuse.https://twitter.com/KatMullaly/status/907249135706918914 …
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We see men accused of mansplaining for speaking directly & assertively & of unequal emotional labour for being less emotionally expressive
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So much comes down to ideologically-motivated pathologising of gender differences which could be read charitably for better relationships.
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I'd be equally concerned about the potential for ideologically-motivated pathologising of more complicated female psychology.
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But the key flag in all your concerns appears to be "ideology" -- and that's only a problem when it's actually dogma. There will always...
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... be generalizations made about groups -- and many correct ones based on broad observations. (Clichés are true for a reason, remember.)...
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Yes, I am talking about ideology - an agenda to depict one sex badly & another positively. Gender differences exist & matter.
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