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erutoday at 6:19 AM1 replyview on HN

At the risk of going even more off-topic:

> Mean Girls demonstrate how patriarchy shapes young girls, [...]

Of course, young girls have no agency and the only thing shaping them is the mean patriarchy... /s


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lynx97today at 7:48 AM

Supposedly having no agency and being opressed seems to be the universal narrative, even with groups that are not even a minority. It gets worse with real minorities. But I know an increasing number of women who are fed up with this victimhood mentality. Its a slipery slope. Because once you believe in you being a victim, you likely reduce your effort to take matters into your own hand. And there is even a feedback loop. Because once you start whining, people perceive you as such and a stereotype is reinforced.

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