What is "acting like a man/woman"?

I wouldn't be caught dead in a conversation with someone who said anything about "acting like a man or woman" unless it was a joke. How moronic, banal and predictable. People who say such things are usually indoctrinated, brainwashed, religious freaks.

I like androgyny. Nothing wrong with it as long as one is true to him/herself.

It definitely is a touchy question since neither all the men nor all the women are behaving in the same pattern today so the generalization for any sex becomes redundant. in the times of uni sexual behaviour by both the sexes such a statement doesn't hold any water .both can and will have to act like the opposite sex as and when the need arises

Doesn't exist. Men and women don't all act the same way, obviously.

That said, some traits are more masculine/feminine than other traits, and some roles are considered by society more masculine/feminine than other roles. But a man can have feminine traits/roles and still be a man, and a woman can have masculine traits/roles and still be a woman.

I believe in modern society comments like "acting like a woman/man" mean insinuation to act as any responsible adult should. Some people go through life acting like teenagers and expect society to ignore their lack of responsibility, while picking up the tab every single time. That type of behavior tends to irritate healthy majority of responsible adults; that is why we hear suggestions to basically grow up and start achieving their own full potential without anyone else's help. Now, how could one disagree with a concept as rational as that?

I disagree with the concepts of " acting like a woman/man ". It doesn't make sense when so many women act completely different than other women and so many men act differently than other men. How can you logically pick one way to act and say that's what an entire gender acts like when most probably don't.

Obviously, these are general statements, and they're based on behavioral patterns among both genders that are in fact true. No matter how original you think you are, guys have tendencies and so do women, and they vary more so from gender to gender than they do between people of the same sex. These patterns and tendencies have in fact changed over the years and will continue to change. After all, what hasn't?

I'll put it to you this way: if these behavioral patterns between genders didn't exist, how would you ever be able to point out the gays and the lesbians from the heterosexual? It wouldn't be as easy as it is, now would it? I know I sound maybe...a little narrow-minded, but I believe speaking in general terms IS narrow-minded. Therefore, I think this general question deserves a narrow-minded response. Obviously we are not all the same, and no one really is created equal. But we are alike, and it just so happens that if you're a boy raised in a non-separated family, you'll be more like Dad than you are like Mom, simply because you don't look at mom when you're learning how to write out your name in the snow with your own urine.

men are acting like men and women are acting like women, nothing has changed rather than those few oppressed individuals are voicing their opinion under the protection of the govt umbrella.

Men like vagina, and women like penis.....and yes women still act like women and men still act like men. But i guess since you are bisexual, you dont seem to fit in any category thus you voice your opinion and create such questions that only suit people like you.

However one assumes or thinks a man and woman should act. Much of our behavior stems from nature, or more specifically our evolution, our never ending goal to pass on our genes and protect what is ours and what we care about. Ask any woman what she wants in man, and any man what he wants in a woman, or even in platonic friendships and you'll obviously receive different answers. But not one quality relating to a person's personality will be strictly male or female exclusive. Both men and women can be trustworthy,dependable,honest,intelligent etc all the admirable qualities and their contradiction qualities. But that doesn't deter the genders from trying to monopolize a certain quality. Like shyness, especially in dating.A woman can be shy, passive, flash a smile and she will more than likely be thought of as a normal woman trying to attract a man.Cute. But a man that attempts this will more than likely be seen as lacking in confidence, and unattractive to most women.Attractive men are unlike women, or in regards to that quality (shyness,meekness, timidness etc) that women have monopolized over generations(generally speaking). And the very desire by women for men to be confident pushes men to be confident, if they want to be successful in their efforts. Men can turn it around and unfairly view a forward woman as being "un-lady like", believing women should be extremely modest or passive.

The concepts still exit everywhere but many of the female gender roles have been destroyed, men still have gender roles we must adhere to to please both women and men. Men can't cry or show emotion (at least not to the level of a female), men must be self sacrificial, willing to fight or defended a home,country etc (like a draft) .A man can't expect a woman to provide or protect him and children while being a stay at home dad (generally). But all this is driven by nature. Luckily we've evolved to the point where we have the capacity perceive ourselves as merely individuals, and not as cog that solely works for the good of our species. No lizard or horse can do that,being limited to what their evolution has granted them,our intelligence grants us that freedom. But of course, at the end of the day, nature doesn't care about gender roles or how we perceive male and female behavior. It only drives us to reproduce and to assure the quality of our lives (now that we've eliminated many threats our ancestors faced). And we are social animals, we crave societal structure, a way of doing things, a way to behave. It has it's advantageous (cooperation,achievement, like ants etc) and disadvantageous (repressive, restricting, like ants again etc) like any other system. But for now at least it's how we operate. I have female and male friends not because of their gender, but because they poses qualities I find admirable or attractive.

I think alot of people are just make spectacular fools out of themselve. Especially those "men" who dress and act like effeminate idiots. My 9 & 7 year old daughters don't even act like that, let alone any women I know. If one wants to be a sodomite fine, but do you have to act like a complete fabulous douchebag?

my attitude has nothing to do with homophobia. I don't care for adults acting like self-absorbed children.

The concept is deeply ingrained in the society in which I live. Gender roles/expectations are less rigid than they were in the past, but by no means have they disappeared.