Atheory wrote:I think this topic could be really interesting, but people should think before they post. its the 21st century, yet there are a lot of cavemen opinions being thrown around, so sorry for being a pr*ck but.....
victorgonzales wrote:
I figure girls are just not down for learning the software or hardware since they are more about the passion side of music rather than the technical side.
ridiculous, sweeping statement. nothing to back this up, its like giving anecdotal evidence in court. mentally, men and women are more alike than they are different, and have equal capacities to understand/learn. social conditioning/expectation is far more likely a factor.
victorgonzales wrote:
I bet it has something to do with alot of womens self esteem issues. All the chicks I have ever known that start a hobby ussually give up after a short time with the excuse that they just can't do it.
i am almost speechless at reading this, its just misogyny. i dont mean to be vicious but if a woman read that it makes this forum a very hostile place for them to post, im sure im not alone in feeling this way. what you are describing is a HUMAN trait. its like if i said "all americans care more about eating beefburgers than good literature and it shows in their opinions about the world." its just out of order. from your posts on this forum, you seem like a nice guy, always ready to be helpful when people ask questions etc, so im a little surprise by your comment.
Dusk wrote:
The male brain is analytical and the female brain empathic.
once again, just a sweeping, nonesense statement. an analytical brain would probably try and read about gender conditioning before before branding an entire sex as either analytical or empathic. that doesnt make you a woman. gender is not a black and white issue.
what i think is most interesting is that people are treating gender as a black and white thing, when its really not. all people are different and face sepertate influences and experiences. THESE are what form people predominantly.
if two childern are born, one a boy and one a girl, they get dressed generally in different colour clothes, traditionally blue and pink.
their toys are mostly stuff like cars, action men etc for boys
dolls, playhouses etc for girls.
if they both fall and hurt their knees they can be expected to be treated differently.
this is where it takes its roots.
we treat sexes differently, thats why they become different.