The Gender Gap in Censorship Support
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I would like to know the author's opinion on whether or not women could be more censorious of harmful discrimination due to experiencing more of it in their lives first-hand than men do.
And similarly, whether it could be significant that some of the materials mentioned (studies and books) present conclusions in favor of men.
I didn't see these potential causalities explored though others were.
That was my first thought, too. It would be interesting to see similar studies done with regard to race, gender identity, etc.
> Although support for censorship is often associated with authoritarianism, it likely is motivated—at least in part—by desires to protect others from harm.
Funnily in English the word for that is called paternalism. I language curiosity in my opinion. But the motivation does not change the fact that it is authoritarian.
But the fact remains that you justify a bad opinion with past oppression. That certainly will help nobody and is probably not connected at all.
My guess is that people more likely to be censored or punished for speaking their views are more pro-free speech, while those who's views happen to align better with the cultural zeitgeist are fine with censorship because it affects them less.
Can anyone find the preprint? This blog post was from April 2021 so it might be available somewhere, but I cannot find it.