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How did they support their ""Best Little Boy in the World"" hypothesis? Or is it just a handwavy "discrimination something something"? Why does it not work equa
by kkjjkgjjgg 5y ago
How did they support their ""Best Little Boy in the World"" hypothesis? Or is it just a handwavy "discrimination something something"? Why does it not work equally for lesbians, if that is the cause?
Another hypothesis (which I made up on the spot): educated gay men are more likely to come out as gay than uneducated men, so their sample is biased.
Same question of course why does it not apply equally to lesbians. Perhaps lesbians face less of a stigma or whatever.
- Spivak 5y ago> First, women's rising academic advantages are largely confined to straight women. Although lesbian women historically outpaced straight women, in contemporary cohorts, lesbian and bisexual women face significant academic disadvantages. > Unlike gay boys, contemporary lesbian girls face a number of academic disadvantages. For example, Mittleman's data indicate that, compared to straight girls, lesbians are twice as likely to report ever dropping out of high school. These stark disadvantages, he suggests, could reflect discriminatory treatment from teachers. The discrimination against wlw in High School was/is really really real. It genuinely wasn’t until 2015ish that public perception changed from lesbians being “dykes preying on our daughters” to “dawww two girls dating.”
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoSure, but fi the discrimination against lesbians also exists, why is there no "best little girl in the world" effect as they claim for gays?