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Femininity is accorded the remaining human range of motion -- sadness, tenderness, fear, etc. -- but NOT anger, and this emotionality is labeled "weak".
BROAD CAST AND UPDATES, 29 OCTOBER 2007 Maggie Jochild 2007
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Gendered Pasts: Historical Essays in Femininity and Masculinity in Canada, edited by McPherson, Morgan, and Forestell.
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
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In Gendered Pasts: Historical Essays in Femininity and Masculinity in Canada, edited by Kathryn McPherson, Cecilia Morgan, and Nancy M. Forestell.
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
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In Gendered Pasts: Historical Essays in Femininity and Masculinity in Canada, edited by Kathryn McPherson, Cecilia Morgan, and Nancy M. Forestell.
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
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In Gendered Pasts: Historical Essays in Femininity and Masculinity in Canada, edited by Kathryn McPherson, Cecilia Morgan, and Nancy M. Forestell.
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
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Femininity is not such a flexible quality as all that, and it seems to me that there are still all kinds of constraints on women’s behaviour.
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"Femininity" is a survival / defense mechanism used by women worldwide.
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I prefer the term gender dissonance for the same reason given by Julia Serano in the glossary on the web page for her book Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity: gender dissonance
trans woman 2009
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I prefer the term gender dissonance for the same reason given by Julia Serano in the glossary on the web page for her book Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity: gender dissonance
Enough. 2009
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As Mr. Peeters dryly observes: "Femininity does indeed struggle to find a place in the series."
Tintin & Co. Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
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