Because men have been and are currently considered human and women Other, the reinforcing of this trope by a man carries a lot more force and hurt than if a woman were to speak about men as if they were strange, unsympathetic Others. Robin is a person with privilege denying the humanity of disprivileged people. He’s following a pattern that’s been used to justify the rape and abuse of women for thousands of years.
If a woman says something about how strange and foreign men are, she’s not supported by that kind of history, and she’s not speaking as a member of the dominant group. Also, she wouldn’t be saying it on an Oxford Institute supported blog, would she?
Because men have been and are currently considered human and women Other, the reinforcing of this trope by a man carries a lot more force and hurt than if a woman were to speak about men as if they were strange, unsympathetic Others. Robin is a person with privilege denying the humanity of disprivileged people. He’s following a pattern that’s been used to justify the rape and abuse of women for thousands of years.
If a woman says something about how strange and foreign men are, she’s not supported by that kind of history, and she’s not speaking as a member of the dominant group. Also, she wouldn’t be saying it on an Oxford Institute supported blog, would she?