Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Gender Translators
edit: oops. apparently there is some copyright issue and i can't post the cartoons here. but here is the link : http://offthemark.com/search-results/key/gender+differences/
Just two cartoons on gender communication that i find funny. Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if we really do have such gender translators. I sometimes find myself acting like the stereotypical female and flaring up like the woman in the first cartoon for minor reasons, but many times i don't even know why I act and say the things i say at that moment. It is usually after some reflection that i realised what bothered me to make me flare up. Thus, I wonder what life would be like if we knew all these underlying meanings at the moment itself. Does everyone else not know what they 'really mean' when in circumstances like the above?
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I think in psychology/counselling they refer to these outbreak triggers as "stressors". These "stressors" I believe is a result of an environment + experience, and I don't really think is linked to gender.
ReplyDeleteI guess interpreting a set of actions/words from someone else is always not as easy as we usually assume; however, neither is it as complex (or arbitrary) as academics would have us believe. A good understanding of the circumstances + character/personality of the person always helps, while being observant and circumspect will almost always help you avoid sticky situations