> “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”
Margret Atwood
> The quote is usually presented as inherently true, capturing the asymmetrical nature of the neverending war between the sexes. And I think that aspect is basically correct. But, if you’ll forgive me for being a pedantic male, it’s incomplete. Yes, men are afraid women will laugh at them; yes, women are afraid men will kill them. But do you know what else men are afraid of?
As a man, I have never done this, and I very rarely find myself in a situation where other men are like this towards me. If your experience is different, you are just surrounded by assholes and need to reflect on the people and places you spend your time with. It’s also worth noting that being an asshole is not a gendered phenomenon.
> If your experience is different, you are just surrounded by assholes and need to reflect on the people and places you spend your time with.
Or maybe you are just lucky to be born in a country with relative good security? Sometimes doing groceries can expose you to a situation like this, and sometimes it is hard to move to a better country.
Margret Atwood
> The quote is usually presented as inherently true, capturing the asymmetrical nature of the neverending war between the sexes. And I think that aspect is basically correct. But, if you’ll forgive me for being a pedantic male, it’s incomplete. Yes, men are afraid women will laugh at them; yes, women are afraid men will kill them. But do you know what else men are afraid of?
> Men.
> Men are also afraid other men will kill them.
https://verydistantlands.substack.com/p/the-eraserhead-guide...
TFA fits the pattern. Men feel the need to quickly establish a hierarchy with a modest putdown.