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Do we tend to treat our own gender the way we were treated when we were younger, and the other on how they were treated?

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Asked By: nato84 26-30, M  2 years ago

Seems more possible that what we see rather than how we were told to treat them.eg.. If your parents were tough on you, you are also tough on your own gender. If you seen the opposite sex be treated in a different way you also tend to treat them the same way.

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    beyondrepair - 22-25 years old - female

    Posted by beyondrepair Dec 21st, 2010 at 12:48AM

    That's true. There's a minute percentage which will break this 'norm'.
    Like in society having gender discrimination, ladies will complain about it but bring up their daughters and sons with same discrimination. They tell their daughter how a male is superior and never teach their son how a female is equal or should be respected.

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  1. nato84 - 26-30 years old - male

    Reply by nato84 Dec 17th, 2010 at 3:53PM

    Umm, I was taught that females are equal and should be respected, I was taught never to hit a woman, and cherish her and spoil her, almost everything in a nice way. I was never told that a male was superior but that we were equal. Except she stressed the importance of womans rights alot more than mens because she grew up in that era. She always stated all of this from a womans percpective only and it was always about how women were great which would have been fine if she then said nice things about men but she didn't, it was just that we were equal, it was as if men don' really matter as much. I was told to toughen up at every corner, instead of sympathy which girls usually recieve, yet also taught me that if someone else was down I should be there for them and care for them. Kinda silly to tell me that and than to toughen up when I had problems.

    So many conflicting things, but this stands out women deserve compasion, men need to be tough. Im not saying this is for all cases but I don't really see any women teaching that men are superior, if they do it is with envy and hatred normally, not just how great they are. I don't know how you can say they never teach that about women being equal, some don't but those are the same ones that don't set a good example through actions.

    You yourself seem angry about men that don't respect women or think they are equal and seem to see this as a large ideal. Concentrating soley on your wants as a woman, wouldn't other mothers do this to then when raising their children?

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  1. chancesbreathe - 22-25 years old - female

    Posted by chancesbreathe Dec 17th, 2010 at 11:39AM

    Hm, I would say that's generally true. Sometimes I guess I do that unconsciously. When I teach, I treat "good girls" the way I used to be treated in school. I talk to them, I listen to them, I encourage them to do well. When I see girls who misbehave, cut class, etc. -- I tend to be tough on them.

    At the same time, I try to be fair with all my students. Even if a student is "bad" in my classroom, I don't write them off as "useless." I've seen a lot of kids come around and I always try to get through to those who will give me a chance. I don't know, this is a tough topic. Great question to consider!

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  2. MysticEyes - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by MysticEyes Dec 17th, 2010 at 10:58AM

    Nah, I take people as I find them.

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