Maybe, but unfortunately some abusive men just become better at abuse, more sophisticated, when they do therapy because of how therapy can work in validating people. It’s actually not super recommended for a woman dating an abusive man to go to couples therapy or have him go to therapy for this reason. The only way for these men to change their mind, is if they are in groups with other men who enforce other views via discussion, OR if they choose to. The reason you can’t medically treat a narcissist is because it would be brainwashing and unethical to do so if it was possible.
Yes, many cix XY men who are testosterone dominant are taller and have greater arm strength and bone density than many cis XX estrogen dominant women. Not every man and woman fit the cis body ideal of an XX and XY with “perfect” proportions of estrogen, progesterone, GH, testosterone, SHGB, and various other angrogens and enzymes that all combine and compete to create a physical phenotype we call a “woman” or “man.” There are also physical disabilities too.
But look at Stephen Hawking. If we go off pure Oppression Olympics (without looking instead through intersectionality and abuse dynamics), then the girls he was sexually abusing with Epstein were arguably abusing him. They were able bodied, right? He could hardly speak. It’s not just about physical ability then, but about how the entire structure of the patriarchy now being so entrenched we automatically assume roles based on it, regardless of size or proximity to danger. We automatically dismiss the danger of those girls to Hawking because we know the patriarchy stops girls from being violent, it’s not their role.
Maybe, but unfortunately some abusive men just become better at abuse, more sophisticated, when they do therapy because of how therapy can work in validating people. It’s actually not super recommended for a woman dating an abusive man to go to couples therapy or have him go to therapy for this reason. The only way for these men to change their mind, is if they are in groups with other men who enforce other views via discussion, OR if they choose to. The reason you can’t medically treat a narcissist is because it would be brainwashing and unethical to do so if it was possible.
Yes, many cix XY men who are testosterone dominant are taller and have greater arm strength and bone density than many cis XX estrogen dominant women. Not every man and woman fit the cis body ideal of an XX and XY with “perfect” proportions of estrogen, progesterone, GH, testosterone, SHGB, and various other angrogens and enzymes that all combine and compete to create a physical phenotype we call a “woman” or “man.” There are also physical disabilities too.
But look at Stephen Hawking. If we go off pure Oppression Olympics (without looking instead through intersectionality and abuse dynamics), then the girls he was sexually abusing with Epstein were arguably abusing him. They were able bodied, right? He could hardly speak. It’s not just about physical ability then, but about how the entire structure of the patriarchy now being so entrenched we automatically assume roles based on it, regardless of size or proximity to danger. We automatically dismiss the danger of those girls to Hawking because we know the patriarchy stops girls from being violent, it’s not their role.
Except in cases like Chrystul Kizer.