When I read the article I learned that there is a difference between men and women. That this difference has caused the women to be judged negatively on the way they say things or express it. Since gender norm has a bigger effect on the women then men it has created this difference where the women use indirectness while men use directness. With this it shows who has more power in gender, language, and cultural. But what irritates me the most is why do we have to be judge so cruelly in the way we speak when involving gender norms? I just wish we can be more equal towards each other so there doesn't have to be this division in this world where we can't get along each other.
I agree with you, women are judged in such a negative way. I feel like men have it way easier, I mean of course they are probably judged but it's not as common and it isn't that cruel.
ReplyDeleteI never realized either how women tend to be indirect and men are more straight-forward. I guess it really is a gender norm. As I think about it now several movies, books, and TV shows come to mind where there is a scene with a girl planning out how she will INDIRECTLY tell a guy she likes him. It makes sense though that men get a little stunned by women who ARE direct though, they are an anomaly to the world. I hope also that women receive the respect they deserve.
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