reclusivewanker asked:
from a linguistic point of view, hysterical is kind of inherently sexist: see, hystera means 'innermost part' in ancient greek, and was later used as the technical term for the womb. hysteria is literally the 'disease of the womb' - ie, women are unable to control their emotions.
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