Margaret Atwood, the Canadian novelist, once asked a group of women at…

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Margaret Atwood, the Canadian novelist, once asked a group of women at a university why they felt threatened by men. The women said they were afraid of being beaten, raped, or killed by men. She then asked a group of men why they felt threatened by women. They said they were afraid women would laugh at them. ✨ Molly Ivins (1991). Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?, Random House Incorporated
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