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In reply to the discussion: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them. [View all]Akicita
(1,196 posts)20. True. But if you asked typical men and women to list the top ten things they fear I think being
laughed at by a woman or being killed by a man would be way down the list if even on the list unless they are in an abusive situation.
Spiders, snakes, dark, flying, heights, etc. would be much more likely. Maybe a majority in a subset of people such as those in a women's shelter or street prostitutes, or men in a mental institution may have those fears but for the author to say the general population lives with those fears I just don't buy. I can't think of any guys I know who walk around being fearful that a woman might laugh at him. I can think of a couple of women I know who were in abusive relationships who may at the time have feared the men might kill them. By far the exception rather than the rule
Just my opinion.
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“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them. [View all]
niyad
Sep 2016
OP
Are you sure about that? Seems like you hear of more girls who commit suicide from being laughed at
Akicita
Sep 2016
#46
Was Atwood refering to a Middle Eastern culture? The men and women I know don't typically go through
Akicita
Sep 2016
#11
there is plenty of dmoestic abuse in this country and all over the world
Fast Walker 52
Sep 2016
#12
True. But if you asked typical men and women to list the top ten things they fear I think being
Akicita
Sep 2016
#20
The statement is "archetypal", and you somehow confused that descriptive word with "atypical".
Mc Mike
Sep 2016
#42
Nice try trying to put words in my mouth. Nowhere did I state that people think they are more likely
Akicita
Sep 2016
#50
Sandra Fluke, not Sandra Bland. Bland died for failing to show sufficient submission
tblue37
Oct 2016
#57
Or a sign that shows there are so many outrages and abuses that it gets hard to
tblue37
Oct 2016
#62
A young lady I was steady with when we were 16-21 ended up marrying a Middle Eastern man.
Francis Booth
Sep 2016
#17
I have a similar story, though as probability would indicate, the husband was a white, Christian mal
LanternWaste
Sep 2016
#22
Are you directing that comment at me or the person who pretends to know that women fear being killed
Akicita
Sep 2016
#48
Sorry to hear that. I don't think this hyper-masculine culture is good for
smirkymonkey
Oct 2016
#60