The difference between men/woman explained...

[SnoogyWoo]

As a man, I can tell you ladies that we are a simple folk. Have a look at this cartoon and I can tell you it explains a lot of our differences in a nutshell....

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We love you for who you are, warts and all. Whatever you think we are thinking, we really are not

[Fairenuff]

I think the cartoon is a good example of how stereotypes, both male and female, are promoted as 'the norm'. Some people fall for it, the educated don't.

My dd is learning about sex inequality in her Citizenship gcse and they are encouraged to spot signs of sexism. This is the sort of cartoon that they would analyse and discuss in class, looking at what statement the creator of the cartoon was trying to make.

Lots of politics and propoganda have been promoted in cartoons over the years and still are today. Most people are familiar with Banksy, for example and there were loads during the second world war.

Maybe the op is trying to make a political statement. Perhaps they will come back and discuss in more detail the point of this thread. Is it to promote sexism, or is it meant to be ironic?

[countrykitten]

Verbal I think it is more that you seemed to misunderstand another poster completely!

[seeker]

Oh, why are men so hard on themselves?

[Lovingfreedom]

Talking of women and our stereotyped thought processes...what I wouldn't do for an extra couple of inches......

....to reach the difficult bits on the ceiling of course.

[Sunnywithshowers]

[bugrin]

[rustybusty]

I would never occur to me to think any of that. If you think thats what women are thinking then you know very little about women.

[SchroSawMargeryDaw]

My DP is the clingiest, huggyest person ever. Also, he worries about how his hair looks.

I like making/building things (when I am able to), camping and outdoors and and doing stuff that lets me use my brain and makes me think. I am 6 months pregnant but even then I still like my arse.

Do I get a medal or is someone going to take me to Stepford? :o

[slug]

How about this cartoon instead?

[ZoeZoolander]

Wow!? you seem disproportionately annoyed TSH

I've read the thread. Personally, I didn't think the cartoon was funny. It makes it 'a given' that women need men's approval more than the other way around, and perhaps in the case of young women dressing like porn stars, that is sadly true, but either way it's nothing that would make me laugh.

I laugh at things that are funny.

I found Fairenuff's post very interesting, that there is a citizenship class and that the class would be shown a cartoon like this and asked what point was being made. I think that that 's what was being discussed here. What point is beinng made? and is it a tired old cliché?

[dummad]

Verbal, you have totally got me wrong.

[TheDoctrineOfSnatch]

You're alright, OP - I read the "You and Your Body" book my parents got me when I was 8, so I know the difference. Would you like to borrow it?

[flaminhoopsaloolah]

Fortunately couldnt see the cartoon...but Um getting the picture...why does there seem to be a fair amount if posts here lately that appear to want to perpetuate stereotypes and seemingly cause divisive environments?

[flaminhoopsaloolah]

Shrieking....too many men obsess over the size of their penisis/biceps/territory (thankfully there are tjose that dont too)...your point is?

[Verbalpunchbag]

Sorry if I got you wrong dummad but the sarcasm is laid on so thick in response to any post by a man, even if it only contains a pretty bad cartoon, it's often difficult to decide which posts to take seriously.

[Lovingfreedom]

Well...if they can't take the heat....

[garlicbrunch]

You're wrong, Verbal. Quite a few long-term, much loved and respected, MNers are men. They attract no more sarcasm than any other (female or trans) member who brings something positive to the boards.

[garlicbrunch]

Sorry, trans & intersex MNers, I could have used a elegant terms there.
Like not mentioning it at all

[garlicbrunch]

gah, 'a more elegant term'
my typing brain wants to watch Dr Who

[flaminhoopsaloolah]

Shrieking...but you were saying that women obsess over shallow things...but so do men! Penis size? Ergo -people, not just women, not just men, but himan-kind in general can sometines lose sight of the important and obsess over the unimportant. To suggest that it's just women - and that's what I was getting from your post - is pretty sweeping...

[Chubfuddler]

Most of the time I don't know which posters are men, nor go I care.

A patronising "listen carefully while I explain stuff to you" type post to a predominantly female audience is going to get backs up.

I don't think that cartoon accurately represents anything, but the cartoon itself isn't important.