Gender Study: Do you consider Spooking to be Masculine or Feminine

Gloomy Rube · Post by **Gloomy Rube** (?) » Tue May 21, 2019 3:39 pm

I'm heckin' curious because I just realized that I've always seen spooking as feminine and I wanna know what everyone else thinks!!

(?) · Post by **Perrydotto** (?) » Tue May 21, 2019 4:21 pm

seems like a unisex concept to me

Jill · Post by **Jill** (?) » Tue May 21, 2019 5:24 pm

displaying fear is oft considered a feminine concept whereas instilling it is considered masculine

source:

Jill · Post by **Jill** (?) » Tue May 21, 2019 5:28 pm

more important: while trying to dig up one of such commercials, i came across this

Gloomy Rube · Post by **Gloomy Rube** (?) » Tue May 21, 2019 6:00 pm

Jill wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2019 5:24 pm
displaying fear is oft considered a feminine concept whereas instilling it is considered masculine

That's so weird, I've always seen it as the opposite. Like, when someone says "ghost" I assume "she" and the same with like, eldritch forces and other high-spook beings.

Now I'm wondering how I got that idea in the first place since, as you say, it really seems like society thinks the opposite.

Perpetual Motion · Post by **Perpetual Motion** (?) » Tue May 21, 2019 6:08 pm

Ghosts in Japanese horror tend to be female more than male, I think. It probably varies all over the world.

Jill · Post by **Jill** (?) » Tue May 21, 2019 6:10 pm

it could be as simple as a linguistic connection because ghost and girl start with the same letter, and there are apparently times when our brains decide to make loose associations based on words/letters alone. for instance i subconsciously consider K to be a feminine letter for some reason or another

it could also be as complex as an imprinted association brought about by familiarity with feminine ghost(s) of some kind, perhaps from a show or movie you saw at a young age

disclaimer i am not a psychologist so i dunno lol

Gloomy Rube · Post by **Gloomy Rube** (?) » Tue May 21, 2019 6:13 pm

Oh, I think you solved it. My like, entire 3rd grade life during recess was about Bloody Mary, the bathroom ghost. My friend and I made up some deep lore regarding her and I bet that's where it comes from, and now I always get the warm fuzzies whenever someone mentions spooky ghosts because it reminds me of those carefree times. At least, that makes sense to me.

Orange Fluffy Sheep · Post by **Orange Fluffy Sheep** (?) » Tue May 21, 2019 6:27 pm

it's weird how one man's quest to get his rocks off resulted in a ghost summoning ritual and a cocktail

Aramek · Post by **Aramek** (?) » Tue May 21, 2019 6:34 pm

I assume all ghosts are dudes, because I punch them.

Gloomy Rube · Post by **Gloomy Rube** (?) » Tue May 21, 2019 6:35 pm

Don't punch ghosts

Octavia · Post by **Octavia** (?) » Tue May 21, 2019 9:04 pm

Aramek wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2019 6:34 pm
I assume all ghosts are dudes, because I punch them.

What about Moaning Myrtle?

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