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No, Women Should Not Set Themselves on Fire to Keep Others Warm

But, unfortunately, we’re still expected to — and that comes with its consequences

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Katie Jagielnicka
Jan 12, 2024
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‘The Irritating Gentleman’ by Berthold Woltze via Wikimedia Commons. A perfect depiction of how women feel when a random man tells us, ‘you’d be prettier if you smiled.’

‘Steely, icy and frigid’ — the…

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