The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #43746   Message #641266
Posted By: Peg
03-Feb-02 - 10:06 AM
Thread Name: BS: Men and the porcine element
Subject: RE: BS: Men and the porcine element
some women are slobs, some men are neat freaks.

some men are softies who cry at movies, some women eat pork rinds in front of TV football.

some women can't boil an egg, some men can iron a shirt to perfection.

some (straight) men can wear an eggplant-colored dress shirt comfortably, some (straight) women go years without wearing lipstick.

I think assigning personality quirks based on gender is a slippery slope...because there are always many exceptions that prove the "rules." But it is true that we become socialized to engage in, and expect, certain behaviors which we associate with being "male" or "female."