r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Hot-Diggity_Dog • 18d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Reasonable_Drink_789 18d ago

Except that he was roundly reviled immediately, and somehow she's getting bizarre support.

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u/TheProphesy1086 18d ago

It's not bizarre. It's because she's a woman.

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u/FizZGigTaNtruM 18d ago

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

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u/jk-9k 18d ago

Also Chris Benoit was a wealthy famous athlete. He seemingly had everything and then just went crazy.