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8 February, 2010 | Leave a Comment

“In one survey, women and men were asked what they were most afraid of. Women responded that they were most afraid of being raped and murdered. Men responded that they were most afraid of being laughed at.”

-Michael S. Kimmel, “Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity”

Anglofille said @ 12:45 am | feminism | Comments

Anglofille is an American living in London, finishing up a novel and a PhD, taking photos, and blogging about expat life, books, feminism and perpetual angst.

Spring…wishful thinking.

Anglofille: Some societies discourage empathy – such as the 40% of Americans in one study that are OK with torture....
Lucette: I’ve got to stop being told about what is going on here. RE: I think that gender is socially...
Dorothy: I don’t know whether you know the international magazine “Paragrana” already, but it might...
Jan: Hey, sounds good!!! Wanted to tell you I am currently reading Elizabeth Strout “Olive Kitteridge”...
Jan: Neither West nor Bundy were child murderers, even if they displayed “cruelty” as kids. Their example...
Anglofille: You are all making me work hard tonight! I think you are mis-stating my views. I think that gender is...
Dorothy: Anglofille: I’m with you on some points there, and I’m not with you on others, but more with Jan...
Caroline: It is well-known that serial and mass murders often start showing gratuitous cruelty very, very young. Fred...
Anglofille: I’ve never read that they are required to tell any certain people about their new identities....
Jan: OK, if by “child killers” we mean boys torturing cats, then I rest my case. I meant child murderers...

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