A skill or knowledge that you have that is typically associated with people of the opposite gender but that you think is odd or stupid that people of your own gender don't have?
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They're probably not surprised because it's considered to be a woman's skill so much as they are surprised because most man still don't do the cooking. You may be the first guy they've dated who knew how to.
Very possible. It’s definitely a lot more prevalent now.
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I start with a couple: knitting and crocheting. They are two of the two most useful things I've learned so far, all thanks to my grandmother and one of my aunts. Creating bags to carry things, repairing pants, jackets and backpacks, creating little cushions for my lower back or to support my wrist when I'm in the office, etc.
I still remember with some humor how my grandmother insisted to me that, as a man, I should not be ashamed of knowing how to crochet.
Oddly enough, my sister is the one who doesn't know how to do either those things lol
I am great with kids, and regularly get the cops called on me for taking my own nieces and nephew to the park
Because male
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Men and woman have different mental and physical strengths and weaknesses.
While this is true, there is a considerable amount of overlap between men and women, and a great deal of skills and tasks can be done by either gender.
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While this is true, there is a considerable amount of overlap between men and women, and a great deal of skills and tasks can be done by either gender.
Of course, but those differences are the root causes of gendered work. It doesn't get ridiculous, as OP stated, until one says, "Men/women can't do that!" Or suck at whatever.
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Of course, but those differences are the root causes of gendered work. It doesn't get ridiculous, as OP stated, until one says, "Men/women can't do that!" Or suck at whatever.
There is generally a greater range in the physical capabilities of either sex than there are between the sexes, and in our modern world the number of jobs that require brute strength, those traditionally done by men, are progressively fewer simply due to the benefits of advanced machinery.
As for mental tasks, there are almost none that men or women are better at for any other reason than social programming and, again, in those the variability within the sexes are very nearly as great as those between the sexes.
So, at this point, the biggest reason for gendered tasks is tradition, which is generally the stupidest reason to do anything. So it's just as ridiculous to bring gender into the task in the first place.
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I start with a couple: knitting and crocheting. They are two of the two most useful things I've learned so far, all thanks to my grandmother and one of my aunts. Creating bags to carry things, repairing pants, jackets and backpacks, creating little cushions for my lower back or to support my wrist when I'm in the office, etc.
I still remember with some humor how my grandmother insisted to me that, as a man, I should not be ashamed of knowing how to crochet.
Oddly enough, my sister is the one who doesn't know how to do either those things lol
Having a barely passable sense of style and cooking, I guess.
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I start with a couple: knitting and crocheting. They are two of the two most useful things I've learned so far, all thanks to my grandmother and one of my aunts. Creating bags to carry things, repairing pants, jackets and backpacks, creating little cushions for my lower back or to support my wrist when I'm in the office, etc.
I still remember with some humor how my grandmother insisted to me that, as a man, I should not be ashamed of knowing how to crochet.
Oddly enough, my sister is the one who doesn't know how to do either those things lol
The amount of male to female ratio of comments on this post is wild. We’ve been tackling the female taboo skills so much in the last few decades. Obviously we’re not done but it’s time for the men to make progress too.
Also I guess I can code. And while it’s hardly weird for a woman nowadays most of my field is still 80-90% male
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Men and woman have different mental and physical strengths and weaknesses.
Averages may vary slightly, but there is way more variation within a gender than between genders, meaning gender doesn’t play a significant role in the performance of most tasks.
For example, the difference in strength between the strongest man and the weakest man is much greater than the average man and the average woman.
Experience is by orders of magnitude the most important factor in someone’s performance at any given skill.
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I arranged the flowers for my wedding.
Congratulations, btw
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Congratulations, btw
Thanks! It was about 10 years ago, but I still enjoy being artsy.
