Men Don't Recognize 'Benevolent' Sexism: Study

[iris27]

1. It's similar to the subtle racism of the Asian "model minority" stereotype...that Asians are smart,

especially at math, etc., etc. A lot of people don't get that that is just as racist as saying black people are lazy.

In everything I have learned about neurology, the most striking feature of our brains are just how plastic they are - how connections form differently based on our experiences. I wonder how much of that "men are better with spatial things and women with communication" stuff is due to differing experiences from early on due to gender roles. Sports/videogames vs. tea parties, etc. All I know is that I am terrible at communication.

Here's a funny one - in real life, I am better with direction than my husband. I can almost always tell you where north is, and as I learn an area, a map develops in my head, so it's fairly easy for me to, say, figure out an alternate way home on unfamiliar roads if traffic has blocked my usual path. He has trouble with that kind of stuff. BUT -- if we are playing a videogame together, I never have any clue where our characters are going, and he always knows. I don't know what's behind that reversal, but it's kind of hilarious.