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In article <445uad$qlu@pluto.lbs.lon.ac.uk>, "K. Blackmon"
<kblackmon@lbs.lon.ac.uk> wrote:

:This reports the results of a study by two psychologists from
:Georgia State University who studied the average levels of 
:testosterone in Brazilian and Italian fans both before and after
:last year's World Cup final. This found that testosterone levels
:of Brazilian fans increased by 27.6 per cent while they decreased
:26.7 per cent for Italian fans.  The finding was linked by the 
:researchers to more aggressive post-match behaviour by fans of the 
:winning team & less aggressive behaviour by fans of the losing team.

You are making the mistake of linking testosterone levels to violence.
IIRC, a recent study actually was against it. My memory's even more fuzzy
on this, but it may have actually been estrogen.

(munch)
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:Kate 'But why let scientific evidence get in the way of a good
:feminist-bashing session' Blackmon

Why let facts get in the way of good demagoguery

Aaron
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