Comments on: The LFL Sells Sex, Not Sport http://nicolemlavoi.com/2009/11/09/the-lfl-sells-sex-not-sport/ One Sport Voice Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Edward Z. Rosenthal http://nicolemlavoi.com/2009/11/09/the-lfl-sells-sex-not-sport/#comment-483 Edward Z. Rosenthal Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:12:47 +0000 http://nicolemlavoi.com/?p=1680#comment-483 Aggression isn't the privilege of males in our society, it's the privilege of Dominant males. An act or even threat of aggression by a "lesser" male member is rarely tolerated or allowed to pass without considerable comment. So when a female, a traditionally weaker and therefor inferior member of society displays aggression, there's bound to be an instinctual response. Men will often speak condescendingly of such displays, making light of the females emotionally driven behavior. Woman will often react much more forcefully than men, as any oppressed group is well aware of the risks of open dissension among their ranks. The amazing thing isn't that we are all still sensitive to this behavior, but that so few people recognize it in themselves. Aggression isn’t the privilege of males in our society, it’s the privilege of Dominant males. An act or even threat of aggression by a “lesser” male member is rarely tolerated or allowed to pass without considerable comment.

So when a female, a traditionally weaker and therefor inferior member of society displays aggression, there’s bound to be an instinctual response. Men will often speak condescendingly of such displays, making light of the females emotionally driven behavior. Woman will often react much more forcefully than men, as any oppressed group is well aware of the risks of open dissension among their ranks.

The amazing thing isn’t that we are all still sensitive to this behavior, but that so few people recognize it in themselves.

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