"Masculinity-threatened men also reported feeling more ashamed, guilty, upset and hostile than did masculinity-confirmed men," states Willer's report, "Overdoing Gender: Testing the Masculine Overcompensation Thesis."It's always amusing when science confirms a common perception. I think we all know that those that scream the loudest have the most to hide.
"The masculine overcompensation thesis has its roots in Freudian psychology, but it has become a popularly accepted idea that I felt should be empirically tested and evaluated," Willer said.
He questioned subjects about their political attitudes, including how they felt about a same-sex marriage ban and their support for President Bush's handling of the Iraq war.
"I created composites from subjects' answers to these and other questions," he said. "I also gave subjects a car-buying vignette, presented as part of a study of purchasing a new car."
The results of his next study should be really great.. LOL
"I'm planning another follow-up to the study that involves taking testosterone samples from participants to see if testosterone levels are a mediating factor in this process," he added.Basically, he's going to be testing to see if there is a "wing-nut gene". Wouldn't it be great if that were true? Then all we'd have to do is get the wingers some testosterone therapy and penile implants and that should solve the problem of rampant death and destruction, homophobic hatred, and the energy crises.
Who knew that getting wingers a decent size dick and some testosterone shots is all we need to live in a peaceful world?
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