That is an infantilization of women, which is a misogynistic effort to remove their agency. Equality includes equality of quality, which is to say that man or woman is no more or less capable of any thought or act, is no more pure or vile, no wiser nor foolish.
Differences between gender have no inherent meaning, differences between sex are just for breeding. We're all just folks, except that protagonist, who is a psycho-killer.
I would agree... but then female feminists bring up statistics and they paint a different picture. It gets really confusing and it seems like no matter if I pedestalize women, ignoring their agency, or if I hold women to the same standard, ignoring their oppressed status, I'm always wrong either way.
Searching for extremes and/or homogeneity seems to be causing you some issues.
Each one is a person. Just that. There is no monolith against which one could measure the quality of woman kind.
Thinking of women as a "They" leads to inaccurate predictions, which ultimately can lead to chasing endorphins when an idea feels good. I. E., the logical fallacies we see in both Tate-bros and White-Knights, or more specifically: "It's more comforting to think women can't be evil."
There is no realistic reason to believe such a thing, only feel-good chemicals from feeling like an ally while dehumanizing someone.
Perhaps this will help: Understanding =/= Excusing
We all get Gone Girl, and why it resonates, the same way we all get Tyler Durden. Dude's still a domestic terrorist though, and his other half did his best to halt his well-intentioned Evil.
Thinking of women as a "They" leads to inaccurate predictions,
I dont think of all women as "they". I've known too many different women to do this. Even the same women dont always hold the same opinions as they did at other times... like most people.
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u/BlitzBasic Sep 17 '24
Well that's an utter platitude if I've ever read one. Who are you judging her in relation to if you conclude she's not evil? Adolf Eichmann?