JonathanJun 24

I can't get over this sentence no matter how often I read it.

"Women showed no effects when told they were masculine; however, men given feedback suggesting they were feminine expressed more support for war, homophobic attitudes, and interest in purchasing an SUV."

Show threadJonathanJun 24
Overdoing Gender: A Test of the Masculine Overcompensation Thesis
Author(s): Robb Willer, Christabel L. Rogalin, Bridget Conlon, and Michael T. Wojnowicz Source: American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 118, No. 4 (January 2013), pp. 980-1022
Show threadChookMother 🇦🇺🦘Jun 24
@jmcrookston Seriously, though, how many men take it out on the women in their lives?
Show threadJonathanJun 24
@anne_twain Huge percentages, which we don't want to acknowledge.
Show threadEggs now in different baskets.Jun 24

@jmcrookston @anne_twain

What struck me about Trump winning the recent presidential election in the US was that the US electorate is even more misogynistic than it is racist.

The US electorate chose Obama twice as president but subsequently has on two occasions rejected extremely well qualified female candidates for the same job.

Show threadMaggie MaybeJun 24
@the_wub @jmcrookston @anne_twain I have a friend down in Florida I recently realized is kind of racist. But she stopped being friends with a Puerto Rican friend of hers for saying that women can’t be president because men are the leaders. 🤢
Show threadJonathan

@maggiejk men are ruthlessly non-emotional and make the best leade--FOURTEEN "MASSIVE GROUND PENETRATORS" COMPLETELY OBLITERATED THE NUCLEAR FACILITY IT WAS UTTERLY DESTROYED I AM SO POWERFUL THEY WILL NEVER FIGHT AGAIN PLEASE ADORE ME I'M DESPERATELY BEGGING FOR YOUR APPROVAL LOVE ME WHY DOES EVERYONE HATE ME

Or something like that anyway

Jun 24 at 11:26amWeb
Show threadEggs now in different baskets.Jun 24

@jmcrookston @maggiejk

I remember reading a Sci-Fi story years ago. In the world depicted in the story all the leaders were women.

This was because women were regarded as less emotional than men. They had predictable monthly hormonal cycles and hence could govern in a more rational and consistent manner.

Whereas men were regarded as over emotional with their emotions being steered by daily fluctuations in their testosterone levels. Thus making them unsuited to leadership roles.