What is it about western Patriarchy that inscribes gender on women such that they become attracted to true crime and vicious and brutal crime stories? (hexbear.net)

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Do you think this is a phenomenon? And do you think that Patriarchy created this? If so, how? And maybe why?

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[-] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It’s in the name, true crime. Similar crimes have happened to themselves or people they know. It’s natural to want to understand it.

Then we have patriarchal obsession about virginity and chastity, which those crimes can be seen as overcoming in a twisted way, providing an “““escapist””” fantasy. You can’t be a sl*t if someone r*pes you. 🧠

[-] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago

ngl we also have a whole genre of fiction that is true crime adjacent that folks like myself even enjoy.

True Detective and almost the entire Cohen bros. repertoire come to mind.

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