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Hard to have much sympathy for someone who's strangling themselves with their own gender stereotypes.
by knieveltech 10y ago
Hard to have much sympathy for someone who's strangling themselves with their own gender stereotypes.
- kamau 10y agoOften times it's not the worker that strangle themselves. I remember reading some years ago (can't remember where) about the struggles that male nurses have. Male patients often refuse male nurses as they don't want another male to see their bodies, and female patients will refuse male nurses out of modesty. And, according to the same source the problem only intensifies as the male nurse gets older.
- Moshe_Silnorin 10y agoUniversalize that statement and apply it to X demographic not choosing a STEM degree and you'll find yourself in a struggle session.
- knieveltech 10y agoSo alter my statement and get a different meaning and outcome? Right-o.
- maratd 10y ago> strangling themselves with their own gender stereotypes Those stereotypes exist for a reason. No matter how much you pretend otherwise, differences between men and women exist. That's why we refer to one as men and one as women. Because they're different. They will naturally gravitate toward specific industries and tasks. Lecturing people because of their natural preferences is juvenile.
- pasquinelli 10y agoit may be hard but you should do it. everyone is hurt by misogyny, not just women, and often it's through a narrowing what is seen as possible.