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TheGrimm · 08-15-2012, 01:52 PM

Wow... Late to the party here!

MEN AND WOMEN ARE NOT THE SAME!

Men and women do not think the same way, this difference happens extremely early in our development, some suggest that it happens during the early stages of brain development in the womb. These differences in how men and women think become more apparent with age and I personally believe that society plays a role in this process. Watching behaviour for boys and girls at a young age you quickly begin to see the differences in expectations approach in parenting and education. But more than the societal differences, there are the actual physical and measurable tests that have been performed to show that we just don't think the same way... this is a great article for those interested, it pertains to autism, but it highlights a lot of the differences I am talking about: http://edge.org/conversation/testosterone-on-my-mind

I am not saying that we should divide up roles in society to man-tasks and woman-tasks and then force people into roles that we deem appropriate. I understand full well that if I say a male individual has a higher chance of exhibiting violent behaviour that this is generalizing and that there are plenty of cases of violent women. I know generalizing is taboo as well and I will probably take heat for it, but in my opinion these generalizations exist because they have some truth to them.

@wittynickname... There are pressures women face to be pretty and successful and all sorts of other things, we can all see this if we've looked at any magazine covers or watched half the TV shows these days. But don't kid yourself into thinking that those exact same pressures don't exist for a male. I've watched enough TV to know that all men aren't built like Brad Pitt or McSteamy. You may be correct in stating that men look for physically attractive women, and in my case it was a factor when I was single. This is no different from most women I've met, and why on earth would you make someone feel bad for trying to find a mate that they are attracted to?

08-15-2012, 01:52 PM	#103
TheGrimm Scoring Winger Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: In a van down by the river Exp:	Wow... Late to the party here! MEN AND WOMEN ARE NOT THE SAME! Men and women do not think the same way, this difference happens extremely early in our development, some suggest that it happens during the early stages of brain development in the womb. These differences in how men and women think become more apparent with age and I personally believe that society plays a role in this process. Watching behaviour for boys and girls at a young age you quickly begin to see the differences in expectations approach in parenting and education. But more than the societal differences, there are the actual physical and measurable tests that have been performed to show that we just don't think the same way... this is a great article for those interested, it pertains to autism, but it highlights a lot of the differences I am talking about: http://edge.org/conversation/testosterone-on-my-mind I am not saying that we should divide up roles in society to man-tasks and woman-tasks and then force people into roles that we deem appropriate. I understand full well that if I say a male individual has a higher chance of exhibiting violent behaviour that this is generalizing and that there are plenty of cases of violent women. I know generalizing is taboo as well and I will probably take heat for it, but in my opinion these generalizations exist because they have some truth to them. @wittynickname... There are pressures women face to be pretty and successful and all sorts of other things, we can all see this if we've looked at any magazine covers or watched half the TV shows these days. But don't kid yourself into thinking that those exact same pressures don't exist for a male. I've watched enough TV to know that all men aren't built like Brad Pitt or McSteamy. You may be correct in stating that men look for physically attractive women, and in my case it was a factor when I was single. This is no different from most women I've met, and why on earth would you make someone feel bad for trying to find a mate that they are attracted to?