"He Harms/She Harms: A Distinction With Real Difference"
A fascinating study on how humans perceive pain.
"What he discovered was that both men and women were willing to take more pain from a woman than from a man"
"What he discovered was that both men and women were willing to take more pain from a woman than from a man"
posted by z @ 9:24 PM
1 Comments:
At 8:19 AM,
Rama said…
since I'm too lazy to register at NY Times...
interesting concept. Myself: I'm not sure who I could take more pain from... I think about Elizabeth Bathory and all she did to her victims and I cringe, but reading similar acts conducted by Gilles de Rais doesn't faze me. Maybe it has to do with the stereotypes beaten into me as a child, that women are nurturing and therefore are incapable of acts of violence... however, the female of every species can be the most dangerous due to their protective instincts. hmm...
Post a Comment
<< Home