Margaret Atwood, the Canadian novelist, once asked a group of women at a university why they felt threatened by men. The women said they were afraid of being beaten, raped, or killed by men. She then asked a group of men why they felt threatened by women. They said they were afraid women would laugh at them. Molly Ivins
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This is an interesting quote. I’m not sure how much truth there is to it. It appears to be something like the "he said, she said" type of thing. But, you can see how it might be misconstrued to make women feel like they are the ones who are afraid of men.

Source: Molly Ivins Cant Say That, Can She?

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