Is it sexist to believe that men and women are mentally different?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

[Xoxocutekitty]

People can be raised with different mindsets and different priorities. That doesn't mean that they're mentally different, as if there is a hierarchy.

In a way there is a hierarchy that some men believe only men should choose a career over family and that women whould always choose family over career.. That's called patriarchy.

Having a framework to choose family over a career doesn't mean you're mentally incapable or 'different', it just means you have different values.

If you're gonna play the emotions route, I'm going to tell you that men have written centuries worth of dramas, plays. They pretty much own the media and dominate the television directing industry. Men are capable of emotions. They just police themselves into silence. That's again, men having different values within men, then the values that women have on women and that women have in men. I have rarely come across a woman that hasn't wanted a guy to be more 'open.'

So are we mentally different, or do we police ourselves into different frameworks. I think we are capable mentally in the same capacity.

Except maybe pain tolerance. Sorry men, but child birth? Like no one wants to live through that shit.

[btbc92]

Yes and NO. We are not all that different because we are human beings. We are of the same species and we are not animals, aliens, etc. While our thought process depending can be different. It all boils down to personality, culture, genetics, etc. And these days, it is showing and proven that either the roles are in reverse and all women and men have always been similar to the same of each other in many ways but were hindered due to how the structure was back then. But while that is strictly your opinion and you're entitled to it. It is safe to say we are very much the same but have differences in areas that do separate us as male or female. Also, it depends on what you mean by mentally. Do you mind if you can update us on a list that makes you think that we are mentally different from each other?

[Gosceewual]

no, its reality... would it be sexist to say girls have boobs and guys dont? its jus reality... there's both physical differences and mental differences

[NamerOfStars]

Insofar as it's discriminating on the basis of sex, yes. It's not incorrect, though.

[doopayo]

Yes and no. Because you could be one of those incels that make up the fallacy filled argument that women aren’t able to hold places of leadership because they are too emotional. But mental in the brain, people that identify as women have different minds so yes if that’s what you mean than yes.

[GirlyGal20]

depends what you mean by mentally different. Neither sex is smarter then the other, there's no data proving that

[Cubus]

No. Men and women are equal but can look at the same thing from different perspectives. It's in our biology, it's nothing sexist. Men and women are like two matching puzzles - men complete the women, and women complete the men.

[Anonymous]

No, cause they are.
Hormones influence the brain. Sexism is about assumptions based purely on the idea that one gender is inherently superior to the other.

[Anonymous]

absolutely not! society will say it is though. But we all know that men and women are different. Men are driven by logic and women are driven by emotion.

[Bellatris]

Men and women ARE different. That's just a fact.

[Iron_Man]

Women are too emotional and have anxiety issues

[Anonymous]

no and men and women are different mentally XD

[Anonymous]

Only if you believe nature is sexist.