|
Testosterone poisoning is a pejorative neologism that refers not to actual poisoning, but to a negative perception of stereotypical aspects of male behavior. This speculative and controversial expression is based on a belief that men and boys with more masculine traits have more negative traits than they would otherwise. The term capitalizes on the perception that masculinity is controlled by the androgen testosterone. ==Origins== An early printed reference to "testosterone poisoning" came in 1975 from actor Alan Alda. He said:
Ten years later, that same sentence from Alda's article was quoted in the 1985 book ''A Feminist Dictionary''〔''A Feminist Dictionary'', ed. Kramarae and Treichler, Pandora Press, 1985.〕 Carl Sagan gave the phrase more publicity when he praised Moondance magazine writer Daniela Gioseffi's American Book Award winner ''Women on War'':
Some took offense at this phrase. A ''Los Angeles Times'' op-ed piece referred to Professor Sagan's use directly: Carl Sagan even pompously informs us that the whole planet is imminently endangered by "testosterone poisoning." Bruce Tremper used the term in ''The Avalanche Review'', stating that being "a man" is best proven by dying "a stupendously violent death."〔http://www.avalanche.org/~moonstone/TAR/Human%20Being.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Testosterone poisoning」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|