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Message 171947 (In Reply to Message 171740)

Posted by Quest on Jan 23, 2006 11:54 PM | Also by Quest

Gender: Male, Age Bracket: 50 - 59, State: Minnesota, Country: United States

Some people think it sexist to point out brain differences. Like they dont exist. The hypothalamus of a male is over 2 times as big as a female and the corpus collosum that connects the two halves of the brain is MUCH larger in females. There are wires and hormones in those things. Should not surprise people that we think a little bit differently.
That said I think we error in the other direction. Males are extremely emotional and romantic and the females I have had as bosses seem to be more logical and less prone to stupid territorial arguments.
I agree with you that men need to tend men and women need to tend the girls. Gender crossing in sexual issues is often inapropriate. My biggest peeve is male cops interviewing rape victims. I have a friend who went through a lot of trauma over this.
Another is female reporters in locker rooms of pro sports. Just irritates me that we have to pretend that gender doesn't exist.

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Message 171740

Posted by forgive on Jan 21, 2006 07:43 AM | Also by forgive

Gender: Female, Age Bracket: 50 - 59, State: N/A, Country: United States

my post probably sounded harsh. You are quite right, my personal experience has been with a limited number of female counselors, and I come from an unusual, I think, combination of experiences. First , I work in a male prison. I am a female. I work with many male sex offenders,  not in the therapy area, however many come to my area  and unload, yes, because I am a professional and have some experience.. I am also the mother of a daughter who has been molested and the offender is my husband. I have been to therapy with his group, and I observed the men to be respectful of the female counselor, but quite different when she was unable to be there. I believe I saw more real talking and emotions when she was NOT present. However, I do believe there are times when females are helpful , and show the offenders a different way to look at things. I cannot embrace the idea that there are not differences between the sexes, even though I work for the "state". Sorry- men are visual, women are more emotional . I am surprised that you feel reality is sexist.

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171682, Valerie, Jan 20, 2006 03:36 PM
      171715, forgive, Jan 20, 2006 10:13 PM
            171725, dp1, Jan 21, 2006 02:00 AM [forgive]
                  171740, forgive, Jan 21, 2006 07:43 AM
                        171798, dp1, Jan 21, 2006 04:39 PM
                        171800, dp1, Jan 21, 2006 04:48 PM [Forgive]
                        171830, Valerie, Jan 22, 2006 12:14 AM
                              172392, forgive, Jan 29, 2006 08:30 PM
                        171947, Quest, Jan 23, 2006 11:54 PM
                              171965, Valerie, Jan 24, 2006 03:05 AM
                              171973, june5, Jan 24, 2006 03:43 AM
                                    172012, Quest, Jan 24, 2006 05:44 PM
                                    172098, dp1, Jan 25, 2006 03:45 PM [June]
                              171991, dp1, Jan 24, 2006 04:58 AM
                                    172013, Quest, Jan 24, 2006 05:45 PM
                                    172014, Quest, Jan 24, 2006 05:48 PM
                                          172110, dp1, Jan 25, 2006 04:29 PM [quest]
                                    172394, forgive, Jan 29, 2006 08:45 PM [to 171991]
                                          172401, dp1, Jan 30, 2006 02:16 AM [forgive]
                                                172488, forgive, Feb 01, 2006 12:30 AM
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                                          172456, Valerie, Jan 31, 2006 03:31 PM
                                                172487, forgive, Feb 01, 2006 12:20 AM
                                                      172505, Quest, Feb 01, 2006 04:33 PM
                                                      172509, Valerie, Feb 01, 2006 06:47 PM
                                                            172868, rebel51, Feb 08, 2006 07:28 AM
                              172111, dp1, Jan 25, 2006 04:34 PM [quest]
                                    172134, Quest, Jan 25, 2006 06:35 PM
                                          172184, cass117, Jan 26, 2006 02:43 PM [male therapists]
                                                172209, Quest, Jan 26, 2006 10:11 PM

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