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As the author herself points out, heterofatalism stems from a contemporary inability to try to relate to one another as men and women: “One thing heterofatalism reflects is a persistent lack of faith that those we desire will be able to recognize us as commensurately human,” she writes.
Gender Relations Have Made Dating a Hostile Act Magdalene J. Taylor 2025
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Term coined by Indiana Seresim to describe the pessimism that straight straight, bi, and pansexual women feel at being attracked to straight men - the hopelessness that comes from being attracted to your oppressor. (definition from @chillipolyamory TikTok in March 2023)
March 14, 2023