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In general do females with Aspergers tend to be more opinionated than those without?
yes 42%  42%  [ 11 ]
no 15%  15%  [ 4 ]
don't be ridiculous 15%  15%  [ 4 ]
not sure 27%  27%  [ 7 ]
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23 Oct 2010, 2:18 pm

hyperlexian wrote:
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I think all women are opinionated just as much as men.

Am I wrong?

hah! love it.



a guy who speaks his mind, stands up for what he thinks is right, and who is generally fearless about it, has people telling him he's got "balls". so i tell my female friends they have "ovaries" when they are every bit as outspoken or fearless as a man.




(it hasn't caught on. 'nuff said.)


My ovaries are my balls :D



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23 Oct 2010, 10:49 pm

I have an opinion about everything, and I'm not afraid to let people know.


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25 Oct 2010, 12:19 am

I think that everyone alive is opinionated.. but not everyone has the courage to express their opinions.

People with AS tend to be a lot more blunt when it comes to communicating, so they are more likely to be labeled as opinionated.



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25 Oct 2010, 2:42 pm

All the women in my family are strongly opinionated, but only my son has an AS diagnosis. I honestly have no idea if that relates to the thread of AS genes in all of us, but I don't really think so; I know plenty of NT women who are just as opinionated as we are, albeit maybe more tactful in presenting it.

Which leads to the point in the above post: because AS women may hold their tongues less, it is possible they will be given the label more, but that doesn't mean it is reality.

I suspect google brought you here because there have been several threads about AS in general can come across as opinionated.


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26 Oct 2010, 5:47 am

hyperlexian wrote:
MissConstrue wrote:
I think all women are opinionated just as much as men.

Am I wrong?

hah! love it.



a guy who speaks his mind, stands up for what he thinks is right, and who is generally fearless about it, has people telling him he's got "balls". so i tell my female friends they have "ovaries" when they are every bit as outspoken or fearless as a man.




(it hasn't caught on. 'nuff said.)


Epic!! I'ma start doing that.


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26 Oct 2010, 3:35 pm

I've been called opinionated. I don't understand what makes me opinionated. I have my opinions. I'm not going to say they're right or wrong.



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31 Oct 2010, 3:25 pm

I have sometimes noticed that women are encouraged to be bitchy when arguing for somene else's opinion. Yet, we seem less encouraged to voice opinions that are original, no matter how calmly they are said. This unconcious social trend is the remnant of older days when we were not allowed to speak.

I have also remarked that aspie women are more likely to have feminist views because we are not confined by ideas of what our personalities should be.

weenewt wrote:
Also men are encouraged to challenge each other and have piss-take banter from a young age, women are expected to be sweet and kind.


There is nothing wrong with being nice and cooperating, but complacency is not a virtue. I am venturing beyond the scope of this thread but, I do not know why so many old social codes had depictions of its "virtous" subjects as being ignorant, meek, and unconditionally happy. Is it because the downtrodden did not have the means to revolt and question the results of collaborating with a sick society?

Besides, the burden of being sweet and patient should not only fall on one person. People should respect each other regardless of what gender they belong to.