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I think this guy is doing a good thing for us girls, but I feel like I'm between a rock and a hard place. I personally am not that much of a nurturer; I'm rather career-oriented, but I do like emotional support. Every human being does. And he brings of the immutable facts of biology to support his claims, not personal interviews.
And to the genfems who call this backlash, I say baloney. I don't think he's advocating the barefoot-and-pregnant school of thought, but from the way feminists complain, he might as well be.
YAY! The Joy of Kids! :)
"Female men's activist" is not an oxymoron.
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I think it's interesting how the "genfems" obviously are insulted by the insinuation that women are more relationship-oriented, and nurturing - especially when, as men's activists, we feel insulted by the implication that men are not "good" at relationships and nurturing. Is it just that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence?
I'll admit that I'm not very touchy-feely and nurturing myself. But, I suspect this stems from other personal factors besides being male. I come from a family that is not very touchy-feely. Also, I've unfortunately had a rocky social history - so even though I want to connect with people, and be nurturing, I find myself shying away from really "up close and personal" contact, except when it's with people I'm truly close to.
I have to admit, too - as a guy - that I do tend to relate better to non-people (objects, etc.) than to people. Maybe because non-people are less intimidating and unpredictable? But again - this could just as likely be the result of my life history.
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I am also more career-oriented, and I am a science major. I briefly toyed with the idea of a liberal arts minor, perhaps history or social anthropology, but then I became fascinated with mathematics. I love the logic of it all. The thought of later on taking Math Theory, an independent study course of the complex numbers, excites me. I still enjoy English, history and social anthropology, though.
Though I don't have desire to nurture children, I have a strong desire to nurture animals. I love taking care of my pets. Is that really a female instinct? The head of our animal science department, a very well-known and respected professional in the field, is a man. My male partner loves our cats as much as I do. He's usually the one guilty of spoiling them.
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by Anonymous User on Friday January 18, @05:32PM EST (#4)
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"Carol Gilligan, a star in the galaxy of feminists, have written together about the struggles of girls ages 6 to 18. Their empirical research based on girls' actual stories is every bit as valid, she says, as what Gurian terms his ''scientific'' evidence."
Interestingly enough...Gilligan DOES NOT EVEN OFFER any examination of her "scientific evidence" that she has used to support her theories - which I believe have induced hatred against young boys and the empowerment of young girls nationwide...
It is disgusting that Harvard shelters her from the real world.
CJ
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In case you haven't heard, Carol Gilligan left Harvard for "greener" pastures at NYU. It seems uncany that her move coincided with the fullest momentum behind Hoff-Sommers' book "The War Against Boys."
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