Originally Posted by
Fabala
Why is it the average guy knows so little about [insert female talent stereotype here]?
Really, though, I don't think it has so much to do with a girl's lack of knowledge as it does your (and other males) quantity of knowledge. It's not to say there aren't girls interested in technology (because there are, and I know some of them ^^), but I think it's safe to say your average girl is going to have less interest than your average technology-geek guy (whom, I assume, would be noting the difference).
I don't have much interest in it myself, and have never formally studied it (too busy being a science nerd XD). Still, I get by. And if I have to ask my tech-head husband (who has formally studied it) for some help on something, I don't feel inferior because I know I won't have to ask a second time.
I think it's easy for people to fault others for not having much knowledge in an area they themselves have a great deal of knowledge in. As a natural science major, I'm forever surprised at just how little about biology/chemistry/biochemistry/anatomy the average joe knows. It can be difficult to distinguish just what information people should know, and don't, and what they don't know simply because they haven't studied it and aren't likely to require that information. I can't fault someone for not knowing what they will probably never need for the duration of their life.
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