"Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them."
We bring up the Atwood quote all the time to explain why women are careful when rejecting men, but we seem to have forgotten the first part
*This* is why the right aren't bothered when we use adjectives that suggest we fear them, but are melting down over being called 'weird'
The thought of being laughed it is a fascist's kryptonite