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Ya, what was that about? Every single person knows that society is more willing to trust a woman who claims to be in distress over a man who claims to be. [1][
by wheelerwj 10y ago
Ya, what was that about? Every single person knows that society is more willing to trust a woman who claims to be in distress over a man who claims to be. [1][2][3]
There's a reason the the archetype is " a damsel in distress" and not "a transient in distress." (Snowwhite, Andromeda, Beauty and the BEAST, King Kong, Princess Sofia and the OGRE)
[1]http://healthland.time.com/2010/12/13/study-why-we-think-women-are-more-trustworthy-than-men/ http://healthland.time.com/2010/12/13/study-why-we-think-wom...
[2]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2713862/Men-lie-women-study-reveals.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2713862/Men-lie-wome...
[3]https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222329553_Trust_and_Gender_An_Examination_of_Behavior_and_Beliefs_in_the_Investment_Game https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222329553_Trust_and...