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Old 05-30-2014, 11:48 AM   #273
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Originally Posted by MattyC View Post
I never said that it's solely based in biology. But there are fundemental differences biologically (horomones being the biggest one) that effect how each gender would react to situations. And of course these don't apply to all people, but if you're someone that's looking to generalize them anyways with pick-up tactics and what not, you are looking to exploit those fundamental differences.
That's fine. I can agree with some of that. The problem gets to be when you start ascribing certain personality traits on the basis of gender because doing so can be demeaning and disempowering to all genders, such as saying things like "women really like talking about themselves" or "women are more emotional than men." It's essentialism at its finest.
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