Quote: (02-19-2013 09:33 AM)Timoteo Wrote:
Quote: (02-19-2013 09:28 AM)MattC Wrote:
One thing I disagree with her about though is in that video when she says "women have proved they can do whatever a man can do". That's a myth. Once they invent a brand new mode of transportation, design and build cities, step foot on the moon or contribute something of evolutionary worth for the human race, then they can say that they can accomplish whatever men have.
I'm sure Venker doesn't literally believe this. She knows better. However, she is correct in that girls are told this, but even they know this isn't literally true. They know there are always going to be things they can't do that men can, and more importantly, there are plenty of things they actually can do that they won't want to do. Things they'll gladly leave to men for a variety of reasons.
True mate, I meant more generally but it didn't come across that way. There are plenty of girls out there that buy into the myth.
On a side note, I could never take someone called "Whoopi" seriously.