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 haven’t 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 UK’s Daily Mail, some language experts say that today’s girls are becoming more blunt and direct, thanks to the rise of technologies such as texting and social media.
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“Young people’s language in general is becoming more direct in comparison to their parents and the business community because of the communication channels they’re more familiar with… Those fast communication channels of Facebook, email and Twitter [that] they’ve grown up with mean they haven’t 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, I’m no fan of the bad grammar, unnecessary abbreviations, and weird spelling that tech has helped make mainstream with kids. But in general I couldn’t 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.
