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In reply to the discussion: Likable. [View all]

Timeflyer

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4. I posted this before, but it applies here (still haven't finished reading the book)
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 07:04 PM
Jul 2024

"Likability" is only one of the many ways women have been judged and put down through the centuries. Reading "Off With Her Head: 3 thousand years of demonizing women in power," by E. Herman, 2022. Just started--here are the chapter titles--see #6.

1. The root of misogyny,
2. Her overweening ambition,
3. Why doesn't she do something about her hair?
4. The dangers of female hormones,
5. The alarming shrillness of her voice,
6. The mysterious unlikability of female candidates,
7. Who is taking care of her husband and children?
8. She's a witch and other monsters,
9. She's a bitch and other animals,
10. Her sexual depravity,
11. She's a murderer,
12. Additional tools to diminish her,
13. Misogynoir: when powerful people are female and black,
14. Off with her head!

Only started the introduction, but the chapter titles seem to cover all the low points of the Misogynist's Handbook.

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Likable. [View all] boston bean Jul 2024 OP
Me too! I am sick of it. spicysista Jul 2024 #1
Thank you! Lulu KC Jul 2024 #2
Not really BWdem4life Jul 2024 #3
I posted this before, but it applies here (still haven't finished reading the book) Timeflyer Jul 2024 #4
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