Denisa Vitova
Oct 31, 2022

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I think that although it is true that there are also profiles coded as female which target male users, gender still plays a role in this particular exchange (and presumably in many others like this). Just the way a man speaks to a woman (and vice versa) is a product of socialisation based on gender norms and inequality. How it plays out between strangers online is just another interesting display of these power dynamics.

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Denisa Vitova
Denisa Vitova

Written by Denisa Vitova

BA in Literature and Linguistics, MA in Creative Writing. Published by The London Magazine, Ambit, Firewords, The Moth and others. Now works in media.

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