They say toxoplasmosis makes men moody & withdrawn but women happy & promiscuous - bc of gender socialization? (SIGNAL FLARE @BootlegGirl)
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OH! Well yes, there are parallels there. I mean, in general I do think male gender socialization encourages mope.
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@BootlegGirl The theory is that toxo works by getting its mouse hosts to get eaten by cat hosts
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Like, there are dark media roles for women, but not nearly as much. Female characters are allowed to enjoy themselves.
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Like, the opposite of the tormented hero/villain is the femme fatale. Who has much more joy in her "work"
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@arthur_affect@BootlegGirl The trappings of masculinity are more about ego than based in survival, which is the unspoken assumption here -
@arthur_affect@BootlegGirl theres a sort of connection being drawn here between rejection of survival instinct and rejection of masculinity - Show replies
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