image-descriptions:[Tweets by Jenny Kristine @jennygadgetToday feels like a good time to remind ever
image-descriptions:[Tweets by Jenny Kristine @jennygadgetToday feels like a good time to remind everyone that they have done studies on gender, miscommunication, and “soft nos” And the overwhelming conclusionis that men claim ignorance when they are talking to women and the topic is sex/dating but demonstrate competence otherwise. And that this includes both understanding that language that doesn’t include “no” can still mean no and being able to interpret body language correctly. I’m adding this link to the end of this thread (thanks @wiredferret!) because the thread is getting retweeted a lot and this article and studies are really important. yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com/2011/03/21myt…One of the studies concluded that“Drawing on the conversation analytic literature, and on our own data, we claim that both men and women have a sophisticated ability to convey and to comprehend refusals, including refusals which do not include the word ‘no’, …” “…and we suggest that male claims not to have ‘understood’ refusals which conform to culturally normative patterns can only be heard as self-interested justifications for coercive behaviour.” I repeat:“…we suggest that male claims not to have ‘understood’ refusals…can only be heard as self-interested justifications for coercive behaviour.” (source)] -- source link
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