[HPforGrownups] Stereotypical Sexism (was Re: Stereotypes, Sexism & Masterful Writing Reviewed)

[Taryn Kimel]

No: HPFGUIDX 88406

Laurence:
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
Steve:
> Stereotypes-
> 
> Stereotypes exist because they are real. Girls DO giggle too much
> (ask any guy), it IS in a woman nature to be nurturing and 
caregiving.

Laurence:
No, that is more than a stereotype, that a preconceived idea.

Steve:
> It IS in the nature of men to be hunters and adventures. 

Laurence:
No, it was the case 1000 years ago, when you were a woman with 10 
kids, exhausted by 15 pregnancies; of course you let the guys go 
hunting. but, for Merlin's sake, in 2004 (and already in 1990), 
first, you nearly choose if and when you want children, second, you 
don't need to go hunting to eat. And we don't see anything
against that for the WW.

Taryn:
But it's very important to note that we still have instinctive, subconscious residue to this. There's a whole field about our psychology today that results from our species' history. The whole effect wasn't just erased from our minds. Back in hunting-gathering times, men were the natural hunters, being stronger, and this mindset survives today because of it. I remember watching a video on evolution done by PBS talking about how humans were still attracted to certain physical characteristics that were signs of strength, resilience, high fertility, etc. (Wonderfully interesting video series, too.) So it just didn't dissipate when men didn't need to go hunting anymore.

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