On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 12:32:27PM -0800, Zoe wrote:
It's the exact same wording as the text inserted
by the MIT vandal. I
asked the person inserting it to give us some information to prove the
assertion, and I asked if it was true for the entire world, or only
certain cultures. The person declined to do so.
The information is not misogynistic, it is true. Labelling this person
a vandal does a disservice to the Wikipedia. The traditional treatment
in the West for hysteria was for the doctor to massage a womans genitals
by hand until she got some relief. The most extreme forms of hysteria
are not seen very much in modern times; some attribute this to a greater
interest in giving sexual satisfaction to women. The milder forms of
hysteria still abound; if males have a propensity for hysteria, it is
socialized out of them at a very young age.
Jonathan
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