Linda Bergthold's article immediately following tonight's debate raised an interesting question regarding the reaction time of men vs. women while trying to pay attention to a presidential debate. The gist of her argument, I think, is that men are slower to react to stimuli than women. Okay. So the men watching the debate while hooked to a CNN reaction measuring device reacted more slowly and more mildly to McCain's "tough rhetoric" than did the women. But was it necessary for Ms. Bergthold to conclude from that that "guys are trainable" and should "just listen to the ladies?" I realize that her article is a lighthearted look at the CNN instant reaction focus group, but I don't think it is necessary to depict men as slow and in need of training.
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