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Originally Posted by maleficent
Way to generalize and set some stereotypes there...
People don't take offence to the notion... but I think the more enlightened person will see that PEOPLE are different from each other -- regardless of their gender... To say that the differences exist on a gender level, makes you as bad as the person who says that there are no differences on a gender level... My gender isn't what makes me a romance novel hating engineer who thinks that sex is about emotion and not purely a physical act - though it can be that as well... ME and my life experiences have what makes that so - I was good at math... I learned at an early age to appreciate literature - not the dime store trash passing itself off as a book.
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Can't you see how you've already decided to disagree with me because YOU have stereotyped ME as a mysoginistic maucho woman-hater and you're just looking for things to be offended by? The fact is that I am closer to the liberal long haired hippy stereotype. I am pro womens rights. I just think we would all be happier if we took a realistic look at ourselves.
I completely agree that everyone is different. But you cannot deny that there are trends. No one will perfectly fit the idea of what is 'masculine' or 'feminine'. They would probably be pretty goofy and try-hard if they did. I like decorating my apartment, and enjoying sensual experiences, these I consider the more feminine aspects of my existance. When I'm in a boxing match, or working on my car, I consider these the masculine aspects of my existance.
There is nothing wrong with generalizations OR stereotypes. As long as they are not taken as absolutes. I was very mindful of this when I said '95%', 'few', and 'most of the'. I do not think all women like romance novels. I do not think all men hate them. I think more women like them than men.
Do you not think that having different correlative hormonal balances might make men and feel and react to the world in distinct ways?