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Subject:Re: [RE: Bullies (was: Round #4263...)] From:Hannah <to -dot- hannah -at- usa -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:8 Jan 2002 16:24:03 EST
"Foster, Willow" <WFoster -at- friedmancorp -dot- com> wrote:
> Excuse me?!
>
> Where is it written that one must be male to deal with bullies? I'll have
> you know I can deal with a bully just as well as _anyone_ else! (Size, sex,
> age have nothing to do with it. I don't take crap.) I realize that I tend
to
> be sensitive about such things, so I might be overreacting, but still.. A
> man can deal with a bully better than a woman? Because of testosterone??
I'm
> sorry, but that is an old, tired argument that's just plain wrong.
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I whole-heartedly agree and was pretty put-off when I read those comments. In
fact, I thrive against a bully because they are easier to manipulate.
Regardless of the person's behavior, as communicators it should be in all of
our skills to find a way to communicate effectively regardless of sex,
regardless of behavior. It comes down to a much-discussed issue on this list:
know your audience. Now work within those parameters. Last I heard,
testosterone did nothing to assist a person with assessing another person,
evluating their needs, or communicating the ability to deliver solutions to
those needs - at least not in our industry!
hannah Bissell
to -dot- hannah -at- usa -dot- net
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