Social Media Is Making Today’s Girls Actually Say What They Mean
The stereotype is that women generally enjoy talking and communicating more than men. But they havent always been known to be the most straightforward with the nitty-gritty of what they really think and feel females are sometimes wired to be a people-pleasing bunch. But according to a recent article in the UKs Daily Mail, some language experts say that todays girls are becoming more blunt and direct, thanks to the rise of technologies such as texting and social media.
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Young peoples language in general is becoming more direct in comparison to their parents and the business community because of the communication channels theyre more familiar with
Those fast communication channels of Facebook, email and Twitter [that] theyve grown up with mean they havent got as much time to deliberate and choose their words.
This phenomenon is more clear among girls, Clair went on to say, since they tend to communicate more than males.
Sounds like pretty good news, right? Well, according to the Daily Mail, this is actually a worrying trend, as being direct with language is also perceived as more aggressive. Clutch your pearls, people.
Now, Im no fan of the bad grammar, unnecessary abbreviations, and weird spelling that tech has helped make mainstream with kids. But in general I couldnt disagree more with the idea that this overall trend is worrying. As a rule, more communication is a good thing and the more honest that communication is, the better. And anything that causes young females to be as direct about what they think and how they feel as their male counterparts could
http://m.techcrunch.com/2012/07/01/social-media-is-making-todays-girls-actually-say-what-they-mean/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
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i am afraid some will say that makes women not "feminine" enough.