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Originally Posted by Speedy Gunzalez
I disagree with that statement.
Generally, people who hold such views have archaic ideas about women and men. I believe there is a diversity of qualities within the categories of "men" and "women" and I do not believe we can ascribe certain characterstics to one gender.
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I hear you. I also think that people are mainly referring to the outward expression of certain emotions traditionally associated with being feminine [sadness, hapiness, crying, being vulnerable] when they make that statement. Its expected and even lauded for men to give in to emotions of anger and lust [not so for women, actually the opposite], but people don't seem to make the connection that those are emotions as well.
I just wonder... once people start to buy into that stereotype, what's the next logical step in the way they view gender relations... you know? I mean, we clearly see where that lie of thinking leads... I just wonder if they ever stop to think about [the validity of] what they're actually saying.