Why do people talk about ‘girlie’ things but never ‘boyie’ things?
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because its sweeter to boys
315416
Wow...we could go way deep into this one if we wanted to. It's the same reason that it's okay for a girl to be a "tomboy" but not okay for a guy to be "girly." Masculinity is admired---so if women are a little more masculine it's okay, but if a guy does anything to challenge his masculinity he's in trouble.
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I think being a girl, you're not allowed to do alot of things, iv seen my brothers grow up being allowed to do so much more then me.  But then again, us girls also got our way with alot of things.
897989
I'd think badly of anyone who couldn't come up with a more coherent and descriptive way of expressing their thoughts.  It's one thing to curse when something bad's happened.  I do it all the time when I injure myself.  But if someone has to resort to crudity to express opinion, belief or feeling, then I generally think the person is uncouth, doesn't think before speaking and probably doesn't have a very good vocabulary to draw from.  It's not about gender, it's about how you communicate yourself to other people.
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Guys are built differently than women...when a guy sees that something is wrong their first reaction is to try to "fix" whatever is wrong, when in reality sometimes all we are looking for is understanding or some comforting words. Try not to see it as a fault, it really isnt, us women are just more "emotionally intuned" than most men are.....I asked my father this same question many years ago, and he told me simply that most times guys really don't know what to say...like when we cry and they are just silent...it's because they dont know how to "fix" it...\n\nSo to answer your question, yes i believe it is common, and very normal : )
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this is such a huge question. socialization takes place from when we are very young. when the parents ask "is it a boy or a girl?" then come the stereotypes ...if its a girl...the pink dresses n pretty bows...the lovely designs with flowers on it. if its a boy..its blue or some other dark color...and same with the shirts n other clothing...pictures of trucks n what-not. the room that the baby is put in usually has such a theme...if its a boy its blue n so on. then ethere's the toys...tonka trucks n buildin blocks for boys n dolls n tea sets for girls. look in a toy store n see if the toys are gendered...there's the guy section with all the gi joes n trucks then there's the girls sectionw ith pink dolls n tea sets n easy bake ovens. the answer goes on n on. its all about how we are raised.
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Oh Lord, I have sooooooo much to say about this one.  Firstly, I had gender reassignment at 23, and although I was never a 'boy' in the real meaning of the term, I have lived life on both sides of the gender spectrum.  Thus, I have a somewhat unique perspective on gender.\n\nFirstly, there is really no such thing as 'boy' toys and 'girl' toys, or 'boy' colours and 'girls' colours, etc.  Colours are colours, period.  Toys are toys, period.  It just so happens that society has placed these labels on inanimate objects and expects the genders to conform to these labels.  It is true that, yes, dolls are marketed towards little girls.  Why?  Because companies want to play on the fact that little girls are (supposedly) more nurturing that little boys.  When in most cases this may be true, it is not 100% accurate.\n\nSecondly, I have no idea why parents get so wrapped up in this issue.  I know of a man who is married to a woman who has taken dance classes of all sorts (especially ballet) throughout all of her childhood, and she is very good!  They have a son.  One day he said "I'm sure there are many dads out there who would be fine with their son wearing tights and dancing ballet, but I'm not one of them."  My first thought was "Oh my god!  What if your son has inherited his mother's abilities to dance, and because of your sexist attitude, you would stop him from doing that.  He may be the world's next great male dancer!"  I am always flabbergasted (is that word even used anymore?) by parents who would limit their child's natural, God-given talents, simply because of a dumb sexist rule.\n\nOkay, my next point.  First off, being Christian, homosexuality is (supposed to be) against my faith.  I, however, choose not to judge, because it is a clear command in the Bible.  And, being transgendered, I'm hardly in a position to do so.  So, what if you did allow your son to have a broom and an iron as a toy when he's young and he did grow up to be gay.  So what?  Is it the broom and the iron's fault?  I highly doubt it.  For those who believe that homosexuality is an in-born trait, his choice of toys (or your choices for him) aren't going to make any different.  For those who believe homosexuals are made, then I guess you would be to blame for 'being an absent father' and your wife would be to blame for 'being an overly attached mother'.  Basically it boils down to: if he is, he is. . .if he isn't, he isn't.  Love him anyway.  He is your son.  You're supposed to love him no matter what.\n\nAnd again, yet another point.  You are right in saying that he will need the abilities of cleaning and ironing, etc. in order to survive.  So many young men haven't the slightest clue what to do about these chores when they're out on their own, because mom always did it for them.  In a world where both parents are usually working outside of the home (and I'm not really in favour of that, but I understand why), men should take a full 50% of the load of responsibility at home.  Women today are overworked because not only are they working 40 hours a week, they're also putting in at least that much at home.  I highly admire the husband who will help his wife out at home, because it is fair and right.  No longer are the days when the wife stays at home and cooks and cleans, and raises the kids, while the husband brings home the $$.  I have been blessed with a wonderful husband who does all of those things, and I am very greatful to have him.  Not that it was because his mother taught him those things.  It was because he had a desire to learn to do them, because he didn't feel it right that I should do all the work when I've just come home from a long day at work myself.  In fact, when he went through a period of unemployment, I didn't have to lift a finger at home, except to cook (my hubby isn't the greatest
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people would normaly say that guys are better than girls in sports but i think its because guys get really into sports, while girls dont care so much. with love i think girls are more intune with their feelings. so they can express it more.
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Well, girls talk about it sometimes, I'm not sure about guys...
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You can have a friendship between a male and a female without it turning romantic.\nI have a lot more male friends than female ones. It just turned out that way because I grew up with 5 brothers and their friends. I feel more comfortable around guys than girls because there were no snide or catty remarks.
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English does not clearly distinguish gender on people; in fact there is some movement to eliminate it (letter carrier instead of postman, server instead of waiter, waitress).  Therefore 'friend' can mean a male or female friend.  (Lucy is my friend.  George is my friend.)  You can use 'girlfriends' as a woman to refer to a group of your female friends, not lovers: Lucy and her girlfriends went out to lunch and had too many Marguaritas.  I have heard people say 'guy friends' to refer to male friends who were not boyriends, but that is spoken language only.  So:\namigo/ami etc.   friend\namiga/amie  etc.   friend\nboyfriend (male with whom you are romantically involved)\ngirlfriend (female with who you are romantically involved)\n\nLearners of langauges where there are gender distinctions have a lot of trouble NOT interpreting amigo/amiga as the English boyfriend/girlfriend, so it goes both ways!
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The reason that most of us boys wear Pampers(really nice brand name diapers) is a general laziness about using conventional bathrooms, and unless we are paired with a mate the attitude towards comfort and convenience becomes skewed in favor of watching more television without interuption or as in this format being able to answer or read more questions. Oh!! Pampered, my mistake. The reason boys are pampered more then girls is a bias towards the future that is held by some cultures in that the son of a family will not require the help of the family core but contribute to it, and should the nation become involved in conflict the males traditionally were the defenders of the nation. Thankfully these cultural idioms are becoming less pervasive as the world continues towards the global village status. I hope this helps and don't be shy asking about why boys in many cultures wear diapers, as this is an issue that should be explored. Thank you for your question.
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Are you behind someone.......just joking.Every girl has a different choice but being a girl a can tell about somethings which all the girls love to talk about.Girls are generallyvery emotional and they liked to be flattered by cute boys. They love talking about harry potter{u will not love that}there collections of jewellary or something and all girls like boys who make them laugh, understands and help them and is different from others ..I mean the one with a unique style.
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Guys just aren't as talkative as women. If you want them to tell you something you have to drag it out of them. By the way in my experience most men hate to be pushed into having a conversation they don't want to have. They simply prefer to be a little more secretive.
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Girls gossip more, but guys are more deadly. They may not say much, but the few words that they do say are very damaging and usually nasty. Women tend to go on about little things that are not necessarily earth shattering but pick it to death; hair, nails, clothing, shoes, movies, a little on sex but not much. Guys however only have 3 priorities which are sex, sleeping and food and drink. Sex is usually what they speak of and can ruin a reputation just with a couple of words. Hope this helps!!
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some hair is always looks nice.I like people some moderate amount of hair on them,not to little and not to much.Girls with some hair looks more like womanly .Boys with hair down there looks them look more manly
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There is nothing wrong with a girl liking these things. No one ever said that sports was just for guys or cars were just for guys. Sometimes girls can just do things better than guys and guys can do things better than girls at some things. Ignore the girls, tell them they're just jealous cause you get all the guys.