I don’t understand why some men respond to a women saying that she is interested in something that is stereotypically associated with men by interrogating her.
Example: “I like hockey.” “Oh really? Who won the Stanley cup in 1974?”
One of the reasons I don’t understand this, I think, is because it doesn’t go both ways. I would never do this if a guy told me that he was interested in something that is stereotypically associated with women. It’s not reciprocal. If a guy tells me that he likes makeup I’m not going to be like “oh really? Name 5 brands at Sephora.” I’m just going to be like “cool. Something we have in common. Something for us to talk about.” Why would I react any other way?
Have guys somehow associated the activities that they like with masculinity and so then having a women say “I enjoy this thing” somehow in their mind diminishes the boost of testosterone they get when they engage in this activity so they have to convince themselves that her interest in it is either superficial or insincere?
Thoughts?
Example: “I like hockey.” “Oh really? Who won the Stanley cup in 1974?”
One of the reasons I don’t understand this, I think, is because it doesn’t go both ways. I would never do this if a guy told me that he was interested in something that is stereotypically associated with women. It’s not reciprocal. If a guy tells me that he likes makeup I’m not going to be like “oh really? Name 5 brands at Sephora.” I’m just going to be like “cool. Something we have in common. Something for us to talk about.” Why would I react any other way?
Have guys somehow associated the activities that they like with masculinity and so then having a women say “I enjoy this thing” somehow in their mind diminishes the boost of testosterone they get when they engage in this activity so they have to convince themselves that her interest in it is either superficial or insincere?
Thoughts?
