The literature of Mars and Venus, in both the self-help and popular science genres, is remarkably patronising towards men. They come off as bullies, petulant toddlers; or Neanderthals sulking in their caves. One (male) contributor to this catalogue of stereotypes goes so far as to call his book If Men Could Talk. A book called If Women Could Think would be instantly denounced; why do men put up with books that put them on a par with Lassie or Skippy the Bush Kangaroo ("Hey, wait a minute - I think he's trying to tell us something!")?

Lingvistická antropologička Deborah Camerom publikovala tri ukážky zo svojej novej knihy, kde kritizuje truizmy šírené pop vedou o (údajných) rozdieloch v mužskej a ženskej komunikácii. Viac: 1, 2, 3.