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Originally Posted by marichiko
No, I don't think so, either. A guy whose mind doesn't work that way probably wouldn't pick up on it. Women are more likely to see the subtext in the message because we get to deal with it. For example, women tend to be the ones who get raped, not men (outside of prison, anyhow).
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First, thanks for the credit, marichiko, I appreciate it, really.
But I don't agree with your conclusion that women are more likely to see the subtext in the message,
because they're women. I think someone, male or female, who sees the world as populated by threats would be more likely to see this subtext. To the extent that more women are beaten by men than there are men beaten by women (or men combined), more women see the threat here.
xoB is right, this is normal behavior, not my norms, but normal in the sense of common. And it is sad and tragic.