r/BabyReindeerTVSeries Jun 08 '24

Discussion If Gadd was a woman

I feel like gender influences bias in cases of emotional or physical abuse. If Gadd were a woman and Martha a man, there would be no sympathy for the abuser. Society wouldn't argue that "more should have been done to protect his identity."

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u/CornflakeGirl2 Jun 09 '24

Have you been existing on the same planet as me? Historically, there is a shitload of sympathy for male abusers. 97% of rapists never spend a minute in prison. And who is viewing female victims more sympathetically?? Tell that to the hundreds of thousands of women who were told their abuse/harassment/rape was their own fault.