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Witches VS Patriarchy

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Ah the trials... (infosec.pub)
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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Many people don't know that more men than women were convicted of sorcery during the witch/witcher hunts.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was also a popular way of getting rid of unwanted neighbors/people.

The Germans also dipped into the horror/genre territory, when people accused of being werewolves got the same treatment, as witches.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago

And the US is about to do the same with "autistic" and neurodivergent people.