Does the media reflect societal attitudes on gender?
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yes, the media does teach gender behavior the media is one of the most powerful tools out there it warps and manipulate people by the masses. especially the young they set a standard for people to follow and they glorify it as its the best thing. best defense agaist this to be aware of what you watch.
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No. The differences between men and women far exceed just the physical. Women have many more neurosynapses in their brains, which makes them more sensitive and better listeners. ( Did that sound smart enough to be believable?) Oh well. There is a documented case about a boy who, after receiving a botched circumcision, was raised as a girl. He committed suicide in 2004, not sure if it was directly related to the study. Here is a link for more info. \nhttp://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/may/04051010.html\nI saw a show about male twins, the same thing happened to one of them, so he was raised as a she, at first it was o.k. but as the poor thing grew older, he began exhibiting gender confusion. Can't find the link on that one.
112653
They think the same about us...there is a major communication barrier.  Men and women communicate in totally different ways and therefore messages get misread.
513018
I don't think it's just women.  Men do both as well.  I think it's just preference..and whether the person cares about their environment.
610386
Absolutely not!  My female friends give me a perspective of life I cannot get from guys.  I am attracted to intelligent women who are interested in more than who's the current hot celeb, or who's with who - who's dumped who.  Getting fresh views of the war, the economy, ethics ... it's very refreshing getting a women's view of the world.
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belief in women’s rights: belief in the need to secure, or a commitment to securing, rights and opportunities for women equal to those of men
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depends which society u're talking about...different cultures rear their men differently....but generally women tend to be more emotional and feelings-based than men.
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Ability to rule has nothing to do with gender.  The problem is that the ability to win has a lot to do with gender.
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There is no doubt that what's left of the mainstream media has a systemic bias.  By definition, they see themselves as responsible for speaking out against entrenched power...the "establishment" if you will, and fighting for the little guy.  \n\nBut that's a misnomer.  Most of us don't see ourselves as some downtrodden "little guy".   And I don't want Joan of Arc arriving in my daily paper or on the boob tube to save me from God knows what.  I'll take care of myself, thank you! \n\nMost Americans are basically satisfied with traditional, established values.  And most of the time the media is rubbing us the wrong way by scratching away at the proponents of those values searching for their next Pulitzer.\n\nI for one, have no problem with aggressive reporting that says "the king has no clothes".  I just want it to be "fair and balanced".  If the king is wearing nice clothes, tell us so.  And if the king's enemy is naked, tell us that too!\n\nThey push a biased point of view and don't even know it.
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something that represent our gender.
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Society influences the way that all young women feel about themselves.  Whether we are minorities or not, we are all women, and we are all looking at the girls on the tv wondering if our boyfriends would prefer that we look differently.  I'm pretty happy with the way I look and I do it too!
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I don't know whether this is relevant to what you are asking or not...I certainly don't consider myself a sexist person...but I have noticed over the past year or so an influx of tv ads..that somehow seem to 'empower' women...I don't even know if that is the correct phraseology..I mean that they show women having power over/putting down or just being superior to men....\nOne example is of a woman who is in the bathroom with her sig. other in the shower ...while she manipulates the sink tapwater to cause a temperature change in the shower water.--implying that she does this because 'she can'...This is just an example of what I see as men being portrayed as slightly less intelligent/important than women.\nAs far as the meat of your question goes...I was raised in a household where there were no stereotypes...my father was severly injured/incapacitated..so everyone just did whatever was necessary..there were no roles...That sometimes seems difficult for people to comprehend...take that into account with the fact that I'm  a gay male and you can see why I really don't find the genders really at war with each other at all. Am I making any sense yet? Please don't report me it's only 6:13 in the morning here and I'm not operating at my peak.LOL
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the media Mongols are a bunch over sex-crazy bozos, if the world was really an equality for all sexes zone it would never be like that. women are put under a lot of pressure to look a certain way just so some man can have a wet dream.
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I suppose the opposite would also be a bias question.  Would the world be better run by women?  I think that egual representation all around would be ideal.  Keep in mind, there are plenty of great male representatives and plenty of bad ones.  Again, the same can be said for females.  So, the question should be, is it important that free society be governed by fair rulers?
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I say it is wrong.  Each sex has different characteristics and feelings and attributes.  A baby need both a female and a male role model.
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You're right. It's not easy to tell from Yahoo IDs whether people are really male or female; but the answers to this question are quite enlightening!
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I remember a study some years back that was basically a survey of people's political and social inclinations.  The subjects were asked to answer some questions about social issues, but the questions were not just the ordinary "are you for or against..." variety.  They were more complex and required some introspection before arriving at an answer.  I believe the subjects were also asked to identify themselves politically (e.g. liberal or conservative).  Interestingly, though, the results of the experiment showed that most people, regardless of how they identify themselves, are actually quite moderate in their views.  Had the questions been simple yes/no answers, the results would likely have been polarized.    \n\nAt the time I remember being fairly satisfied with the results, because it told me that the majority of the world is made of rational people who are capable of looking at both sides of an issue without consulting their team's handbook for the easy answer.  Social issues (including, I think, religion) are enormously complex, and do not deserve easy answers.  \n\nAnd I know your question was posted in the religion section, but I think the point remains: when complex issues are separated from their black-and-white image (e.g. pro-life, pro-choice; theist, atheist), the dogmatic "go-team" attitude falls away and people begin to think rationally.\n\nAlso, (and I don't know why) people tend to perceive ambivalence as a character flaw, or some sort of personal and moral failing.  That is why the dysphemism "wishy-washy" carries so much weight.  So perhaps in order to NOT be perceived this way, many people take a hard-line on issues they don't REALLY feel strongly about.