3 ms·Stop generalizing. Is it not meaningful to say that men are taller than women?by mhartl 18y agoStop generalizing. Is it not meaningful to say that men are taller than women?silencio 18y agoIt depends on the context.mhartl 18y agoExactly. In an important statistical sense, men are taller than women, despite the existence of short men and tall women. And so it goes with other gender generalizations.