Comparing Men And Women
...r punctuation of any kind. 2. Never stop writing. If you don’t have anything to say write “I have nothing to say.” 3. Just write down what is on your mind until the time is up, starting with the given topic. These rules are very specific and easy to follow, but low and behold the hands started to rise. The first question was “Should our free write be about communication since the essay we read was about that topic?” The second question was “Are these stereotypes about anything that have to do with women and men?” Finally, the last question was “Can we write about any stereotypes we want to?” Who do you think asked these questions? All three questions were asked by women in the class. Not one man raised his hand or even budged when the option to ask questions aroused. The gentlemen in the class were sitting back in their chairs waiting to get started. They were awaiting the signal from the teacher so they could get it over with. In their minds the men were thinking “This is just a free write. No one reads this. It doesn’t matter if this is about nothing or makes no sense. There are no rules! Piece of cake.” While the women, on the other hand, were trying to discover rules and gather a detailed map of how to finish when the objectives were so simple to begin with. This is a clear example of how women are detail oriented. The movie Varsity Blues gives a clear example of how men are result oriented. The scene that exemplifies Kornheiser’s conclusions about men takes place on the football field. During a play, the quarterback hikes the ball, rolls out to his right, and takes off for the endzone behind his lead blocker, Billy Bob. With the quarterback close behind him, Billy Bob blocks one guy, takes out the next guy, and then just before reaching the goal line he knocks over two defenders, as well as himself, all at once. Billy Bob suffers from a concussion as the trainer and his friend, Mox, rush to him on the field. Billy Bob is out cold as his teammates gather round in disbelief and worry. “Billy Bob! Billy Bob! Trainer! Get out here!” scream his teammates from the field. The crowd is silent. When Mox and the trainer reach Billy Bob the trainer puts smelling salt under his nose. This wakens Billy Bob and he immediately pulls out his mouth guard and asks “Did we score?” This exemplifies the first point of how men are result oriented. All Billy Bob cared about was if his team had scor...