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Jennifer Joyce

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“While you may be able to keep your son Jimmy from owning [a gun], if you try to talk him out of wanting one, you are up against a pretty strong argument: You mean I shouldn't want a device that grants me power and identity, makes me feel dangerous and safe at the same time, instantly makes me the dominant male, and connects me to my evolutionary essence? Come on, Mom, get real!”
― Gavin de Becker, Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe

tags: children, guns, parenting

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“Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death.”
― Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

tags: death, fear, feminism, gender, men, rape, sexism, women

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