Bah... this is definitely not a neutral point of view. Many people would
even question the existence of "hysteria" as an actual thing rather than a
construct created by a largely-male medical establishment, aside from those who
would simply question the neutrality of the largely-male medical establishment
in deciding when a woman is being "hysterical" and when she is not.
Anyway, regardless of whether it's "true" or not, I don't think it's
vandalism.
Saurabh
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In message <20030214232125.GA16429(a)reactor-core.org>rg>, Jonathan Walther said:
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On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 12:32:27PM -0800, Zoe wrote:
It's the exact same wording as the text
inserted by the MIT vandal. I
asked the person inserting it to give us some information to prove the
assertion, and I asked if it was true for the entire world, or only
certain cultures. The person declined to do so.
The information is not misogynistic, it is true. Labelling this person
a vandal does a disservice to the Wikipedia. The traditional treatment
in the West for hysteria was for the doctor to massage a womans genitals
by hand until she got some relief. The most extreme forms of hysteria
are not seen very much in modern times; some attribute this to a greater
interest in giving sexual satisfaction to women. The milder forms of
hysteria still abound; if males have a propensity for hysteria, it is
socialized out of them at a very young age.
Jonathan
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