Thursday, March 10, 2011

How To Interpret Man-speak

Here's a funny video adaptation of the good ol' phrase dictionary!


It'll be interesting to note that while the answers are funny and sometimes nonsensical, it's apparent that gender stereotypes are so prevalent that they are taken to be "natural". Perhaps, we've taken a construct and made it essential?

PS: the question about Angelina Jolie is reminiscent of one of the readings we did in class. Haha!

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Article for Writing Assignment 3

Hey guys, here's the article I found that postulates different theories for the communication difference between males and females.

http://books.google.com.sg/books?hl=en&lr=&id=RjdsdXRYvOkC&oi=fnd&pg=PA34&dq=male-female+miscommunication&ots=PJCIVJsnhW&sig=jUcZbzU17DJfUgGGXB9gmSC9E28#v=onepage&q&f=true

It's the chapter called "Power, Gender and Miscommunication" by Nancy Henley and Cheris Kramarae.

Hope it provides you with useful information for your research!