Today I was in my anthropology class, and this really weird guy had the nerve to say that one of the dominant traits of a male is "being direct." I spoke so fast, to counteract his statement. I demanded him to tell me that if men are predominately "direct" then why do a lot of them abandon their pregnant wives and girlfriends without saying a word about it? Why don't they ever tell you the real reason that they are breaking up with you? Why don't they ever talk about their emotions, and why do mostly women attend therapy? To me, that isn't being direct. That is being cowardly. They can be stereotypically big, strong and providing but doesn't someone need to express a certain amount of emotion in order to be "direct"? If I am not mistaken, aren't most men not supposed to show "emotion" as a societal standard? It isn't that I agree with standards of society, but I think that stereotypes are there for a reason. Whether it be from a biological standpoint, or a sociological standpoint.