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Diana S. Fleischman
@sentientist
Why does Holly Dunsworth (I'm blocked) think men are taller than women? Wrong answers only.
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Dr. Wednesday Martin
@WednesdayMartin
Why are men on average taller than women worldwide? It’s not what you think according to feminist fight club hall of famer, Paleoanthropologist, and ev biologist @HollyDunsworth Listen to the latest TSWL episode with her here open.spotify.com/episode/6yIdtw
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Sean Roe
@sreoaen
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@sentientist
I once read someone forwarding the argument that for millennium men had taken the largest share of food for themselves and left the scraps for the women and children, so the men became bigger….. OK, you laugh but I bet there’s people who would buy this
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Eli Vieira
@EliVieiraJr
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@sentientist
Men internalise the idea that, since the penis is externally lengthier than any protruding structure of the vulva, they must be overall lengthier than women. I call this height performativity.
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Eoghan Greene
@EoghanGreene10
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Paraphrasing: 'Estrogen is a big factor in elongating bones. F avg. 8x more estrogen than M in puberty. However, the same estrogen causes the growth plates to fuse quicker, causing the initial puberty growth spurt in F to end rather quickly vs M with less estrogen & no ovaries.'
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