06-01-06 12:21pm

how accurate are the stereotypes about sex, sexuality and gender?

> A broad question. Stereotypes are not accurate at all. If they were, you would never have to ask someone, are you bent? Mistake people for being of the other sex. We are different people every year, its hard to say.

How often do you see intelligent, educated women in power loafers stop and swoon over diamonds and other sparklies?

> The two things in that question usually contradict each other. Intelligent women usually dont have time to swoon over diamonds. Intelligence is a lifestyle. You think about things, which are not always worldly. Im not saying, they dont want it, but its not of primary importance.

When was the last time you saw a guy turn around because he heard the rev of an approaching Mustang?

> Today.

How ethical do you think it is for a university student at AUD to walk into a classroom and pretend he's going to set off explosives within the hour?

> Is not ethical. Majority fears death. Exploiting someone elses fear to benifit oneself is not ethical. And besides that, Kant's theory of reversibility, would also not go with this gesture. I dont think the student would have liked it much if he/she was one of the other students in the classroom. (Considering he is scared of death.)

How ethical is it if it's a part of a shock-value advertising course?

> Thats a toughie. If you consider the impact, this will stay in the minds of every student in the class, and well would be talked about later. Some teachers would give an example of this to other students. So people would remember it. On the other hand, if it were to advertise for a product, its negative advertising. Not very affective to tell a bunch of students that you are going to blow them up and then tell them to use Dove Moisturiing Cream when your skin is dry.

How ethical is it that he's been expelled for it?

> Utilitarianism, the greatest number of good for the greatest number of people. If he had not been expelled, maybe some other students would try it. Ethical in that way. But maybe expelling the student was not such a good idea.

Comments?

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Re:, 06-10-06 6:35am

thanks. i actually had a stemming thought in my speech.

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06-02-06 12:09pm

my comment is coming. it will be posted in my journal asap.

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06-04-06 9:47pm

well, i have 25% of a long-ass comment-turned-private-entry as an answer to your question about gender/sexuality stereotypes.

i've decided i'll just be "concise" and say this:

no stereotype is accurate. that includes those about sex, sexuality, and gender.

people do not come to similar conclusions using similar thought processes, even though we all think we do, and we all worry that we're not doing something the "right" way, so we conform to certain things on occasion (or all the time, depending on the person) so others won't think we're weird, while those people are doing the same so that we won't think they're weird. thoughts and emotions aren't clearly or directly translated into behavior... sometimes we act opposite to how we think... behavior can affect cognition as much as cognition influences behavior. it's a fucking mess. the better you get to know any single person and the more genuine the person, the better you'll be able to decide for yourself about these stereotypes. people are people.

lots more but it's going in my book and i don't want people stealing my ideas.

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