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More guys than girls on these forums...why?

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Decius

Good point. Having opinions are different than sharing opinions that you may or may not even believe.


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ChrisD

There are two reasons why someone would choose not to share their opinion in an argument:

1. Fear
2. Laziness


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FreakishOne

3. They have it in their heads that they are not suppposed to share their opinions.


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ChrisD

LOL!


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FreakishOne

Throughout the entire existance of humanity women have been repressed. Why is it so hard to believe that its possible for some to feel like its normal to not express their opinions?


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Decius

Women are no more repressed than men in this day and age. Social repression and control is ignorant to sex... the fact that women still play the docile parts and men still play the aggressive parts is not indicative of choice even though it is similar to the choices that may have existed in the past.


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FreakishOne

They werent choices in the past. It was the way women were forced to live. Im not saying that its not a choice today - it is. But maybe many women don't realize that being outspoken is a logical option. Or maybe they feel like they're restricted because of their gender.


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Decius

I didn't say women chose in the past. It is likely that men did, however.

My point was that nowadays neither sex has a choice in the matter.

Women being outspoken less socially repressed than a man being overly emotional... this means that men are more repressed than women are. Women are free to fuck men, fuck women, wear jeans, wear skirts, be outspoken, be docile... it's all socially acceptable.

A man crying, a man running away, a man wearing anything slightly feminine, a man not being a good provider, a man being a homosexual... these are all repressions that are so socially jarring to men that it creates serial killers. Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy who are probably some of the most notorious serial killers in American History were both socially repressed homosexuals.

Although that isn't a statistical proof, it is indicative of the level of social repression that occurs and the pressures that men have to be men. This far exceeds feminine pressures to be feminine nowadays, although I do realize that women are forced to look modelesque and what not. This pressure is a lot more cosmetic than the pressure on men. The pressure on men isn't even recognizable... it just manifests itself with violence.


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FreakishOne

God, you obviously have not been to high school in a while. Being "gay" is one of the most socially accepted things around there now. Really, its becoming a fad to the point where actual gays are coming out of the closet, and where straight guys are pretending to be gay because its the "in" thing to do. Guys arent anymore socially repressed than females, less so if anything.

A lot of females' repression I guess comes from insecurity.

Doesnt matter.

None of this has anything to do with actual intelligence.

Women are just as intelligent as men are. As a matter of fact, the recorded most intelligent person in the world right now is a female.


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ChrisD

If there was a way to truly put yourself in another's shoes, and see and feel and experience everything in their position I don't believe you could ever hate anyone.


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Decius

One of the sure-fire ways to know someone's information and perspectives are flawed and biased is when they attempt to justify their beliefs using a localized group as statistical evidence.

This is further reinforced when they themselves are a member of the group they are attempting to defend.

This is good knowledge to know when you are discussing a topic with someone, but especially useful to guide your own information away from biases.

Men are most certainly more harshly repressed than females, and your limited experience in high school is indicative of a biased perspective.


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neuterdbynature

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God, you obviously have not been to high school in a while. Being "gay" is one of the most socially accepted things around there now. Really, its becoming a fad to the point where actual gays are coming out of the closet, and where straight guys are pretending to be gay because its the "in" thing to do. Guys arent anymore socially repressed than females, less so if anything.

Studies have shown that even though men are comming out much younger these days they still experience difficulty outside of school. It might be a "fad" at your school, but that does not erase the fact that alot of men do experience repression. Because they are male, society expects them to be the image of strenght and sheer masculinity, which is why many feel repressed. They feel they must live up to a certain image of manliness (sort of speak) that if questioned can make them looking like less of a man.
Women are also place in a certain image, the future mom. If motherhood is not in your plans your seen by many as flawed. True many women now a days have careers and live single lifes, but many people still expect them to settle down and start a family.
Every person exhibits periods of repression, whether it be because of religion, social status, sex, orientation, or race. But its wrong to blame your obsticles for why you are not outspoken or more active in society, you only have yourself to blame. If intelligence is your obsticle then educate yourself on the subject matter that most interest you. You must not let society or anything else get in the way of becoming top dog, whether your male or female. Because lefts face it, both genders are capable of anything.


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Digital_Kitten

I have to point out that it may seem historically men have been more outstanding and noted in terms of intellectual achievements may also be due to the fact that socieity give credit to men more so than women. The foundations of society have been predominantly patriarchal than matriarchal.

There are alot of female writers in the past that had to pick a male psedoname to print their ideas and materials. So, what does that say?

Instead of defending and finding out the reason why there are less girls than guys on the forum,why not just invite and get more girls to join in on the debates and forums? Tell your friends, and let them know that you'd like to have a discussion with them. I think it's better to invite more girls to create a healtheir environment for battle-of-the-sexes than leaving things to preconjecture.

P.S. Women or Girls that are out there making a difference probably don't have time to sit down and talk things out on a forum. They are already out there making a difference to society and their community. AFter all, you have only 24 hrs in a day, and those that are trully assertive don't have much time.


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