My daughter used it this week when talking abt why her male friends can't just climb a tree with her but have to leap dangerously abt them
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It was said with the same mixture of affection & exasperation that the more concise 'girls!' or 'women!' is often used by boys/men.
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I don't like mean-spirited gender stereotypes but good-natured ones generally indicate a healthy approach to understanding each other.
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I've seen it turn up the most in bullying apologism, but hey, maybe my sampling is different to yours :)
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Wait, they think Neanderthals weren't bipedal? Dubious source from the start. Back to the drivel, I mean article...
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'create the idea that boys should be better at football than physics' But physics is a male dominated field. This stereotyping isnt working.
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Exactly. When people try to use it as a excuse for truly over-the-line behaviour it tends to get rejected pretty damn quick.
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I don't know, in my experience boys in school get benefit of the doubt less often, are berated more and get harsher punishment.
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Maybe be that's the filp side of 'boys will be boys'.
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It's being used right now to excuse the obvious incompetence of the US president
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