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This is because historically aggressiveness is a male attribute, so when it is present in women it stands out and the perception is amplified. It is the same wh
by AdrianB1 4y ago
This is because historically aggressiveness is a male attribute, so when it is present in women it stands out and the perception is amplified. It is the same when a woman is as tall as a man, for example.
- buzzwords 4y agoIs the reverse true too? Female attributes on a male is amplified?
- rauljara 4y agoIt does seem like things are getting better, but certainly when I was growing up almost any behavior the slightest bit feminine in a male was called out as “gay”. The phrases “act like a man” or “real man” are often not just valorizing masculine traits but admonishing feminine ones. So, I’d say very yes.
- Broken_Hippo 4y agoYes - you can look at the long history of feminine men getting bullied, no matter their age. Or the decision for eyeliner-wearing men to not wear it to work. (My spouse carried a polka-dot bag that I bought for a while: He, a man in his 40's, found that coworkers laughed. For a while afterwards, he carried it out of spite).