Comment on In movies a strong woman is manly. (big muscles, aggressive, punches people, etc.) Is that really the way it is?

• TheOctonaut@mander.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m assuming that it’s different

  …why?

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  • Syn_Attck@lemmy.today ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Because reality has a gender bias.

    But in seriousness, because it is different. Think of a motherly figure. Think about what they do, how they do it, what makes them motherly. Compassionate, deeply caring, nurturing, protecting their children at the risk of their own life, always, no matter what. Now, of course there are some men that fit that description, but by and large we think of a female figure. You will see this in most primates. If there was no evolutionary driver to create differences, then there wouldn’t be male and female. Of course there are some exceptions to the rule.

    There’s a reason she’s called mother nature. She’s the creator, the nurturer, the beauty and the soul.

    I realize that some likely may not agree with me about this, and I’m always happy to hear a different point of view.

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    • TheOctonaut@mander.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Of course there are gender differences. Even the “most woke” of people will acknowledge this as for, for example, gender identity to work there needs to be something to identify with (or to not identify with I suppose).

      But we aren’t speaking about differences in general, we’re talking about one specific trait - ‘strength of character’ - which is not one that is feminine or masculine. A man can show strength of character by standing for their beliefs in a fight or by raising their child against societal odds or by dealing with a traumatic situation in a way that ensures better outcomes than otherwise. But so can a woman? A woman does not become manly despite showing strength of character. One’s gender and presentation and aesthetic doesn’t influence their strength of character. I mean, we’ve all seen Legally Blonde right?

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