. Just consider the vast number of proverbs about women’s tongues . Or the fact that we seem to need a doll called Chatty Cathy, but lack a doll like Conversant Ken. Perhaps Barbie would have found him much less attractive if he tried to be more than just a macho sidekick.
The temptation here to draw a comparison to the modern ways of women may be hard to resist, but, please do. This impulse is just an example of how deeply entrenched the myths surrounding women’s talk are. Those who disrupt the social order were viewed with contempt and defined as acting outside the confines of femininity. For example, Roman Consul Cato the Elder chastised matrons who had the gall to address other women’s husbands with their concerns. In other words, bother your own husbands, but please don’t bother anybody else’s.
As well, the type of talk most often viewed contemptuously is precisely what we call"gossip," and has overwhelmingly remained associated with the talk of women, a legacy of the characterization of the trivial and disparaging nature of women’s talk throughout history. Adopting what has been referred to as a male style of speech, on the other hand, is also often subject to censure, as discussed in research on unfavorable reactions to Hilary Clinton’s speech style by communication studies professor Karlyn Campbell.
It is not a stereotype if it happens in real life.... have you ever had one talk your ear off? I have had several... incessant talkers... I respect my friends, but sheeesh....
Society isn’t against women they are against incompetence.
Men 'dominating' class room talk are competing, offering up ideas. Women do so too but are more likely to talk about people or relationships than ideas/abstractions. Article makes good points but doesn't address the substance of the 'trivialization' argument, which is 'content'
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JustAmyZing Even if the conversation is civil, many men simply cut off a convo if a woman disagrees them. If you try to engage further in an attempt to explain your perspective & understand theirs, you’re accused of lecturing or harping. I see this in personal as well as public exchanges.
How could a male war-world emerge only about 5000 years ago after millions of years of peace-Mothergoddesses and healing? It was by a spiritual error still lasting among us! Watch_Perceptions_of_God_MindMade. Original research!
Do women always have to be the victim would it have killed you to say men and women?
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