Kathy P said:
Why do we have to slide into predictable stereotypes folks? Why can't a woman be cerebral (translation = have a brain and/or a few thoughts in her head), be good looking and have the ability to express emotion/feelings (translation = feel things)? Why does one characteristic necessarily cancel out the other? Aren't women touted as being multi-taskers?????
While your main point is true (there are women out there who "have it all"), I didn't really see anyone claiming that intelligence meant cold and unfeeling.
I don't find much correlation between
intelligence and a
cerebral attitude. Some people use their intelligence to provide a sharp or punnish sense of humour, and try to fit in socially. Others develop a very smug/superior attitude around people they don't know. Not only can that attitude appear cold, it can seem downright rude.
Most people are too self-aware to think their intelligence is superior to others, so they're very unlikely to develop that same attitude.
Stereotypes are not fair, but there is often some small grain of truth in them.