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> The exact mechanism or reason for this is not well understood. I have nothing to back this up, but my personal opinion is that the reason is our patriarchal
by cr0sh 9y ago
> The exact mechanism or reason for this is not well understood.
I have nothing to back this up, but my personal opinion is that the reason is our patriarchal society.
It permeates our shared culture to such an extent, that most people don't see it. Women and girls even participate in it, and use it to perpetuate it. It is everywhere. Literally everywhere. From the moment of birth to the moment of death, you are immersed in it. It's not really a wonder that children would pick it up quickly and act accordingly.
If you ever are able to glimpse it - you likely won't be able to unsee it. It becomes blindingly obvious.
You and others may or may not agree with me, so I'll just leave this here:
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- openasocket 9y agoI completely agree, this is a consequence of the patriarchy pretty much by definition. The smoking gun is that girls become more talkative specifically when men are absent, so girls aren't just less talkative in general, it's specifically a reaction to the presence of boys. By "exact mechanism" I meant more specifically why the phenomenon happens. Are women encouraged to be quiet when men are talking, or are men encouraged to interrupt women, or both? In a truly egalitarian society, would men interrupt less or would women interrupt more?