Parentastic- That pic was more in light humor than anything else.
I know that the pic offended you, and that you dont like the stereotype that men are simpler than women. How ever, in my life experiences which is in a very stong blue collar area of the U.S. that is a very true thing. It may not mean that men aren't capable of such complex thinking, it's just that I would say in a 4 out of 5 cases that statement would hold it's weight in this area.
Although I have 0 time spent reading up on this subject, I have had a very strong social life (most ages ranging from 18 to 30) for as long as I can remember, and I have met many upon many people in very social environments. I have a lot of friends that are girls and even more friends that are guys! I suppose the old saying of "men are as simple as a light switch" is probably a little retarded, how ever, in my experiences a lot of times guys do tend to be of a more simple mind set. It isn't that the mental capacity for such complex thoughts isn't there, it's just a life choice that many males I know make to keep from such afflictions and drama associated with such complex thinking.
I have also learned through these social experiences that a trigger for the complex mind set of the females in my area, is triggered by the environment and setting in which they live in. Many of these thoughts are triggered by low self esteem, the need for acceptance amongst their peers, a vague direction in what career choice they want, influences from friends, the need for companionship, family stress... etc... etc... Which like I said keep in mind I am talking to you from what might be the biggest blue collar state in the U.S., which is in it's self probably outside the norm.
What I was trying to get at in the last paragraph, is that although men may go through the same challenges and triumphs, that women in my area tend to analyze these situations more, tend to be more verbal about these issues then men, and will appear to be affected by these problems more. That is where I believe that these stereotypes of women are more complicated than men. It's not that men dont experience these same thoughts or same troubles, but that men typically ( at least in my area) choose to not think about these things as much.
As far as the workforce goes-
believe it or not, Texas has a large amount of women doing jobs that would typically be seen as men's jobs!
Idk if any of you know what a roughneck is (google it, has to do with the oil industry), but in the last few years I have been seeing more roughneck sally's than ever (female roughnecks).
And the industry I make my living from, many of these big companies, have female plant man