Re:What is the history of the use of "foo" and "bar" in sour...
by mmooss on Sunday October 06, 2024 @10:52AM
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> societal expectations historically placed on women, they’ve typically had to be “the adult in the room.”
I think it was the opposite; they were infantilzed and sensitive, considered liable to faint or have a bout of hysteria. They were to be protected. Swearing might upset a woman.
Men had final authority over them in many cases. For example, often women couldn't get jobs without their husband's permission.
Women were sometimes the source of a sensitive, compassionate, nurting viewpoint, a balance to the man's roughness. She might appeal to him, but it was his decision.
I think it was the opposite; they were infantilzed and sensitive, considered liable to faint or have a bout of hysteria. They were to be protected. Swearing might upset a woman.
Men had final authority over them in many cases. For example, often women couldn't get jobs without their husband's permission.
Women were sometimes the source of a sensitive, compassionate, nurting viewpoint, a balance to the man's roughness. She might appeal to him, but it was his decision.