Are women sensitive when people make generalizations about them?

Question

I remember back in '06, I was in a reading course and I said "From what I've read and heard, it has implied to me that women are more emotionally unstable than men". My female colleagues got so uptight and sensitive and got on me saying "I always have something rude to say about women".

Are women sensitive when people make generalizations about them, especially when its coming from men? Can women make generalizations about other women too? Does the truth really hurt?

Answer 1

Women here confuse " generalization " with a normal distribution.

Too many humanities classes and not enough statistics.

Answer 2

im not emotionally unstable in the least, and have met males who cry more than me. im not sensitive about generalisations usually, but have been lately as they have been occuring more and more often. I am slim, blonde, and tanned, and I guess I look like a typical blonde girl, and am working my way up in the corporate world. I understand its a male-dominated world but the generalisations being made about me are wearing thin.

if people make generalisations out of ignorance then I couldnt care less, because its not a case of 'the truth hurts', its a case of the person making the generalisation is an idiot. but when they start to affect my career goals, thats when I get pissed off.

Answer 3

"All men are potential rapist"

"men are just violent it's in there nature"

Answer 4

I think that women are so fed up of these ridiculous generalizations that either tye cast them or put them down. It's boring and ignorant to generalise.

Answer 5

I think just about anybody hates generalizations. I don't think you have to be female to dislike it.

I have known women who make generalizations about other women, but not all of them do it.

And truth can hurt, but just because it hurts doesn't mean it is truth.

Answer 6

well some women get sensitive about it

but thats cuz  most of us r emotionally unstable hahah

i dont get offended at that kind of stuff but some do

Answer 7

I think people in general are sensitive to generalizations and stereotypes, some people just express their feelings about it more. No one likes to be negatively associated with a group.

Answer 8

yes of course

personally i think it's daft to imply that women are more emotionally unstable than men. most car accidents and rapes are caused because men can't control their testosterone (leading to reckless behaviour). but this doesn't seem to be classed as being 'emotional'. why not? in both cases the man is unable to control himself and his actions.

jon, i have taken plenty of statistics classes in my time. i'm a biologist not a historian or women's studies academic. but from my observation most of these comments are made either without any evidence backing them up and / or are blatant insults aimed at ALL women. it would be different if someone said, 'from my personal experience ...'

Answer 9

That wasn't a "generalisation" you made: you will find no concrete evidence to back it up.  It was an insult made by an offensive ignoramus, pure and simple.  Of course the remark was offensive; that was the whole purpose behind it.

If you want to see "emotionally unstable" read anything by jon the narcissistic pooper-scooper.  Are all men that crazy?  Obviously not, but the fact remains that more men than women are diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder than women.  Ditto for sociopathology/psychopathy.

Answer 10

Simply put, yes.