We ran across a story in Scientific American headlined, “Women Apologize More Frequently Than Men.” Maybe it says more about us than it does about the survey, but our first thought was, “That may explains why the most effeminate president in history is constantly apologizing to everyone for everything.”
Sarah Palin said Arizona Governor Jan Brewer had bigger cojones than Obama. And we provided photographic evidence that it was true. Now Scientific American explains the whys and wherefores:
… recent research revealed a curious twist for why women tend to apologize more.
Researchers analyzed the number of self-reported offences and apologies made by 66 subjects over a 12-day period. And yes, they confirmed women consistently apologized more times than men did. But they also found that women report more offenses than men. So the issue is not female over-apology. Instead, there may be a gender difference in what is considered offensive in the first place. The research appears in the September online issue of Psychological Science.
In a second study, three separate offences were rated by 120 subjects on a 7 point scale. And women consistently rated the three offences as more severe than men did. Turns out that men are just as likely as women to apologize for a given offense. But their threshold for thinking they have committed an offense is higher.
Have we offended anyone with our contention that Obama is effeminate? Don’t expect us to apologize.
Source: Scientific American
