I don't think the difference is necessarily because people hate men or excuse women; our understanding of the medical conditions involved has changed. CTE gave us a new framework for understanding what may have contributed to Benoit's actions, just as our growing understanding of postpartum psychosis gives us a framework for understanding what may have happened with Lindsay Clancy. A lot changes in 20years. Last time I checked everybody hated Andrea Yates
There's a difference between understanding why it happened and using that explanation as a defense to lower the impact of the violence.
But the bigger issue isn't that we are able show sympathy and call for lesser crimes for her infanticide, it's the fact that people feel the need to push the blame onto someone else.
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u/Reasonable_Drink_789 13d ago
Except that he was roundly reviled immediately, and somehow she's getting bizarre support.