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by docdeek 2182 days ago
I've never heard a stereotype that suggests only women are mean. Perhaps it's a cultural trope?
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They are referencing the old idea that men handle disagreement with violence while women handle it by being mean to each other. Saying "only women at mean" is hyperbolic, but they likely are stereotypes.
For what it's worth, I've never considered meanness to be limited to non-physical attacks. I'd venture to say a bully punching a kid is just as likely to get labeled mean as a bully that makes fun of a kid.