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Females are also known to underreport, but we know that males underreport to a greater degree (or so I've read in several academic papers). > I meant it more a
by weberc2 9y ago
Females are also known to underreport, but we know that males underreport to a greater degree (or so I've read in several academic papers).
> I meant it more as an analogy than anything else.
I understand, and my post was a digression, but I felt it important because I was shocked when I learned the severity of the problem.
- okreallywtf 9y agoI agree, it needs to be talked about and I would say most of the stigma comes from other men (though surely not all).
- weberc2 9y agoI mean, the stigma has probably been around for tens of thousands of years in the form of masculinity. Bravery and courage probably evolved because men had to do all of the risky hunting and defense and so societies which rewarded make sacrifice and success flourished and the others largely died out.
- okreallywtf 9y agoAgreed, but that doesn't necessarily have as much of a place in modern society or at least there are limits to how many jobs/lifestyles reward those traits. In the same way that women can be frustrated by an unattainable feminine ideal portrayed by media, men face the same dilemma at the opposite end of the spectrum.