Gray’s book Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus argues that men and women are so fundamentally different that they might as well be from different planets. Kimmel however argues that this is not so necessarily true.
I agree with Kimmel’s assertions about the differences between males and females. I don’t think we are really that different from each other nowadays. However if you asked me in the 1970’s I may have had a different opinion. Its not that we were complete opposites, but men and women had different ideas about certain aspects of life. Things such as men only being interested in their career, or just wanting to “get laid” instead of having a relationship were driving differences between men and women.
But today I think that men and women really aren’t that different from each other. The “modern” woman wants to have a career and a family, which is very hard to juggle. It’s the same idea for men, only they do it successfully because their spouse takes care of the children more often then they do. Women are also more like men because they to want pleasure from men. Both males and females want to be pleasured and women aren’t ashamed to admit that anymore which is a huge step in the right direction.
I think it’s a little harder for men today because its not so much that they have changed, but the world today has changed in regards to it no longer being predominantly males in the work force and in school. Women now have the ability to go to school and get a good job and even become a high-powered CEO and be in charge of men.
So if you were to ask me about how different males and females are today I would say we aren’t that different from each other unless you look at our anatomical structure. Many males and females want the same things these days which is a huge stride from the past.
Very interesting post, I agree that its a step in the right direction that women now can voice their opinion when it comes to sexuality and that they want to be pleasured just as much as men do. When it comes to the work force, it still baffles me that women were never given an equal opportunity until the past decade or so and its great that women are finally starting to be viewed as equal.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that males and females aren't that different in todays world. We've come far as a society that males and females are far more alike than different. The small differences that males and females have whether it be with love, sex, or careers are I believe good because it makes us all individuals.
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