Brainwash (Hjernevask) - By Bricklayer

Here is part one of a great documentary that deconstructs many myths perpetuated by gender theorists and social scientists who eschew biology as a means of explanation of social and individual behaviour outright. Essential viewing for lurkers and entertaining for the seasoned MGHOW.



Brainwash (Hjernevask) - Part 1: The Gender Equality Paradox by Harald Eia
Original Air Date: 1st Mar 2010
Video Format: Documentary
Visual Content: Interviews and miscellaneous footage with voice over
Language: Norwegian with English subtitles, some English dialogue
Length: 39 minutes
Summary:

• Asking the question: What does gender equality mean?
• 'Norway was chosen as the country with the most gender equality in 2008'
• So why does freedom to choose a profession not mean equal distribution of genders in all fields?
• Even active measures to recruit men and women into non-traditional professions have failed
  • Thus, it is not discrimination causing this
  • Women do better in every subject besides physical education, simply choose not to enter technical fields
  • Study found that girls in 'less equal' countries were more interested in technical subjects
  • And that the more modern a country, the less interested girls are in technical subjects
  • Society and cultural influence often offered as explanations for this
  • Another explanation is genetics
  • Or that men and women are born with different interests
  • Norwegian gender researchers reject these notions of innate difference (I'm shocked)
  • Explanation offered is childhood indoctrination of gender stereotypes
• Survey covering 200k participants across 53 countries found that men and women maintained same differences
• Thus, culture and society as a determinant of interests (indoctrination thesis) can be said to be false
• Explanation has to be biological
• Test designed to detect gender differences in infants established clear gender differences at 9 months
• Society can only influence gender disposition each way, not negate it
• Further study found that babies only 1 day old exhibit gender difference (the answer is testosterone)
• Research indicates that there are evolutionary reasons for inherent gender preferences (evo-psych)
• The more freedom you give to people = the higher the likelihood of expression of genetic predisposition
• The paradox thus being: 'In a free and equal society, men and women will become unequal.'
• Gender theorists reactions to this include:
  • 'I have what you would call a theoretical basis. There's no room for biology in there for me.'
  • 'My hypothesis is that there are none (biological differences). Science hasn't shown any.'
• Scientists counter with:
  • 'It's a very moderate proposal to say it's a mixture of biology and culture. I'm not saying it's all biology. I'm simply saying don't forget about biology.'

CLIFFS of Summary:

• Norwegian comedian trolls gender theorists
• In the process he indirectly helps in getting their government funding pulled, forcing them to flee to Sweden*

 Originally Posted by *From Wikipedia:
The  Nordic Gender Institute  was closed down by a decision of the Nordic Council of Ministers, though it is controversial whether Hjernevask had any impact on that decision.

Hjernevask - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I'll be adding the summaries and links for parts 2-7 in the coming weeks. Please feel free to share your thoughts on part one in the mean time!