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Originally Published on September 8, 2016
In Episode 42 Professor Fiamengo argues that feminism, and the claim that we live in a "rape culture" in particular, is an instance of mass hysteria.
Mark Pearson Interview at ICMI 2016 in London, UK:
youtu.be/P1tO4kIu0XA
Mark Pearson Lecture at ICMI 2016 in London, UK:
youtube.com/watch?v=aJlAWbHNj7k
Links and References
now.org
Sulkowicz
mrctv.org/blog/now-calls-girl-who-famously-cried-rape-inspiration-real-rape-victims
heatst.com/culture-wars/columbia-mattress-girl-awarded-woman-of-courage-award
campusreform.org/?ID=7759
cknw.com/2016/03/24/women-rally-in-vancouver-to-protest-ghomeshi-verdict
torontosun.com/2016/02/08/jian-ghomeshi-trial-on-feb-8-2016
change.org/p/california-state-house-impeach-judge-aaron-persky
huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/08/mark-pearson-cleared-sexually-assaulting-actress-waterloo-station_n_9185748.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souad_Faress
nytimes.com/2012/03/11/magazine/teenage-girls-twitching-le-roy.html?_r=0
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roy,_New_York
“one girl was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome, likely the source of the mass psychogenic illness, and most of the girls who received treatment for conversion disorder were back to normal in time for graduation.”
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/womens-blog/2014/may/26/teen-girls-mass-hysteria-new-novel-tackles-rare-mysterious-illness
beltmag.com/the-mattoon-mad-gasser-looking-back-at-a-textbook-case-of-mass-hysteria
theglobeandmail.com/news/national/satanic-panic-attack/article755928
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martensville_satanic_sex_scandal
un.org/womenwatch/osagi/pdf/whatissh.pdf
nytimes.com/2016/06/05/opinion/sunday/what-does-a-lifetime-of-leers-do-to-us.html?_r=1
medscape.com/viewarticle/766971
medscape.com/features/slideshow/hysteria
“Susceptibility to mass hysteria has not been consistently associated with any specific personality or intelligence profile, although female gender is a definite risk factor. One theory suggests that mass hysteria is a 'social phenomenon involving otherwise healthy people.' “
“in a 1989 episode that affected 400 adolescent schoolgirls in Russia, media reports helped spread the symptoms to the wider community.”
“Episodes of mass hysteria almost always include only females or a mix of females and males, usually with female predominance. Male-only cases are extremely rare.”
rolereboot.org/culture-and-politics/details/2012-01-bittersweet-lemonade-life-after-sexual-harassment
msmagazine.com/blog/2015/11/10/institutionalized-rape-its-not-just-an-isis-problem
FF-052 Feminist Hysteria
Originally Published on September 8, 2016
In Episode 42 Professor Fiamengo argues that feminism, and the claim that we live in a "rape culture" in particular, is an instance of mass hysteria.
Mark Pearson Interview at ICMI 2016 in London, UK:
youtu.be/P1tO4kIu0XA
Mark Pearson Lecture at ICMI 2016 in London, UK:
youtube.com/watch?v=aJlAWbHNj7k
Links and References
now.org
Sulkowicz
mrctv.org/blog/now-calls-girl-who-famously-cried-rape-inspiration-real-rape-victims
heatst.com/culture-wars/columbia-mattress-girl-awarded-woman-of-courage-award
campusreform.org/?ID=7759
cknw.com/2016/03/24/women-rally-in-vancouver-to-protest-ghomeshi-verdict
torontosun.com/2016/02/08/jian-ghomeshi-trial-on-feb-8-2016
change.org/p/california-state-house-impeach-judge-aaron-persky
huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/08/mark-pearson-cleared-sexually-assaulting-actress-waterloo-station_n_9185748.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souad_Faress
nytimes.com/2012/03/11/magazine/teenage-girls-twitching-le-roy.html?_r=0
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roy,_New_York
“one girl was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome, likely the source of the mass psychogenic illness, and most of the girls who received treatment for conversion disorder were back to normal in time for graduation.”
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/womens-blog/2014/may/26/teen-girls-mass-hysteria-new-novel-tackles-rare-mysterious-illness
beltmag.com/the-mattoon-mad-gasser-looking-back-at-a-textbook-case-of-mass-hysteria
theglobeandmail.com/news/national/satanic-panic-attack/article755928
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martensville_satanic_sex_scandal
un.org/womenwatch/osagi/pdf/whatissh.pdf
nytimes.com/2016/06/05/opinion/sunday/what-does-a-lifetime-of-leers-do-to-us.html?_r=1
medscape.com/viewarticle/766971
medscape.com/features/slideshow/hysteria
“Susceptibility to mass hysteria has not been consistently associated with any specific personality or intelligence profile, although female gender is a definite risk factor. One theory suggests that mass hysteria is a 'social phenomenon involving otherwise healthy people.' “
“in a 1989 episode that affected 400 adolescent schoolgirls in Russia, media reports helped spread the symptoms to the wider community.”
“Episodes of mass hysteria almost always include only females or a mix of females and males, usually with female predominance. Male-only cases are extremely rare.”
rolereboot.org/culture-and-politics/details/2012-01-bittersweet-lemonade-life-after-sexual-harassment
msmagazine.com/blog/2015/11/10/institutionalized-rape-its-not-just-an-isis-problem
FF-052 Feminist Hysteria
