on Nov 26th, 2007Boo Hoo: Men Show Empathy When They Know Movies Are Fiction Instead of Fact
New research shows that men fail to show emotion unless they think that which they are expressing emotion about is pure fiction. What’s that mean? It means if a man is watching a movie, he won’t cry if he knows the story is based on reality. If you tell him it’s all a fantasy, then he will indulge his emotions and weep over the death of Yoda. Go figure…
High Empathy (Mostly Women), Low Empathy (Mostly Men) and the Movies