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Author: HeartOfAnAstronaut

Nov 29th 2012 at 10:40:55 AM

Psych3de3lic: To be honest, I was rather unsure of myself. Sexism is, understandably, something that people have a lot of opinions about. That said, you're right and I think getting this written up right would have to be a collaborative effort.

InvisibleJester: I am a woman and admittedly unable to quote any rape statistics off the top of my head. However, I can assure you that women are made VERY aware of the idea that we might be attacked, on the street at night. I'm not saying that women are cowardly because it's more awareness than fear. Women are told that they should carry mace, not dress "provocatively", not go in certain areas, etc, effectively, alter a lot of our behaviours in order to avoid attackers. Other female tropers have already commented on this and I hope that whatever you may think of this trope (if you think the idea is flawed then that's fair enough) you'll accept that this is a real phenomenon.

KingZeal: I think you're right about mod intervention.

I'd just like to add that if it helps any male tropers see what I was getting at, the male counterpart to this would be fear of castration, or on a lighter note, getting injured in the genital region. When men see a male character in a film get injured in the crotch, they wince. Women can empathise, because we are human and because we have experienced pain, but it doesn't provoke the same instinctual reaction because we never have and never will be kicked in the balls.

We would be horrified by the idea of castration in the same way that we are horrified by the broader idea of mutilation. The idea is that a FeminineFear will still scare men but for different reasons.

Apologies if this comes off as just another tropes for people to fight over. Especially if it leads to the voicing of sexist opinions or personal attacks of any kind.