There is also the secondary note worth making that the persons disadvantaged may not always be women, but rather those who display a cluster of stereotypically feminine characteristics. By that time you've "butbutbutbutbut"-ed the argument out of relevance, but a self-effacing mancreature is up against a number of the same systemic problems as a naturally-or-socialised-to-be-self-effacing lady.
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Date: 2011-11-09 03:52 am (UTC)