When I began reading this article I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I know that men and women speak different languages, but I didn't quite expect this article to beat it into my head as much as this article did. I think as a society people try to act like everyone is equal, and there are no differences between men and women. And although there are differences between people, I still think that everyone should be treated equally.
The main idea that I got from this article was that men seem to communicate in a more dominant way, even with each other, than women do. I'm sure on an average this seems to be the way that most people communicate, but I also know that in my experience I've seen just as many women who want to dominate the conversation as I've seen men. I think that part of this may be true, and I've seen it where the men feel the need to kind of dominate a conversation to show off. But then there are always the women that want to be the center of conversation and they also want to show of who they are.
I don't think that its fair to generalize that men dominate conversation and that women just go along with what they say. This may not have been the idea that the author was trying to get across, but that is how i felt. In the "If you've got it, flaunt it--or hide it" section, the author says that in some cases even if women were the experts in situations, they still tended to say, "Yeah" and "That's right" way more than the men.
I don't think that it can be completely generalized that men are always the ones that dominate the conversation and women just sit by and do as they are told. I think it is unfair assume that all women are willing to be complacent and do as they are told. I've met many women in my life that stand up and say exactly what they feel, no matter the men they insult, or people they make angry. And I've also seen just as many men that are afraid to stick up for themselves and make themselves the center of conversation. I think that this article is just a bad generalization of the way that some people communicate.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I agree with your thoughts about the article. I think you are very correct women and men should be treated as equals. The author made generalities that are not correct. You were correct when you said that there are women just like men that want to be center stage in any conversation. It's also true that you shouldn't say that all women want to take the back seat or the submissive possition in conversations, women have opinions just like men and they should be able to share them equaly.
ReplyDelete