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pretending not to be very girly... makes a girl stay alive a little longer
at least.. online it seems that way
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Kinda sorta. It gives a girl a chance to prove herself before others can judge her incorrectly solely on the basis of her gender. Some females think this is selling out, however, even amongst males, there is a need to prove oneself knowledgeable and worthy. Women mistakenly believe its a gender thing, but its really about how one conducts oneself or what they know and what they do with that knowledge. Women are often not exposed to similar things so can be ignorant of facts and customs considered common among men. (duh, the basis of gender bias to begin with) Women tend to be conditioned to be more accepting of mediocrity so do not condemn men for attempting typically female pursuits. In fact, they love it. However, women can be much worse than men when criticizing others of their own gender. "She's a bad wife, mother, dresses poorly, doesnt keep a clean house, etc....." are common fodder between "many" women. What makes it worse is that these comments are not always based upon valid reasons, they are often based upon appearances or superficialities. I'm sometimes criticized because each of my kids has had their own PC for a while now. I'm a "bad" mom because I let my kids play video games as much as I do, yet my kids probably get in less trouble, are more polite, are more willing to contribute to the collective good, and get better grades than their kids. Just an example. This is probably the main reason that I have generally had more male friends than women friends since I was a kid.
This said, I have generally hardly ever had any male treat me differently because of my gender. By speaking to various professionals, technicians, even friends intelligently, I have been treated accordingly. I let the few exceptions knew they were not in line.
08-19-2008, 08:10 AM
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12 females only! oh man , this forum reeks of sausage....ok guys fret no more, im going over to a predominantly vag (vag as in women) forum and post a big MMi poster and get them over here!
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