What makes a woman come across as intimidating?
Men, this one is for you. Jane has an important question to ask you and needs your honesty.
Listen as KZN reacts to the question 'what is it that makes women intimidating' in the podcast then read more below:
"Men, what do you find intimidating about women?" That was the question I posed to the men of KZN on Thursday and wanted honesty from them.
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I decided that I needed to give the 'boys' an opportunity to be open, honest, and to speak up about anything that they find intimidating about us girls. Is it the way we smell, our looks, or is it how we’re always right (because most of the time we are) - even when we’re wrong? Or is it our close circle of friends?
My producer Simon said something to me the other day that stuck with me. He said that when he first met me, he found me intimidating. I'm not so sure about that because if you've met me, you would know that I am all smiles - unless I haven't had my cup of coffee. Then that's another story. Ha!
I don’t know where his comment came from or what made him say it, but it did stick with me. It opened up a whole conversation about how men and women have different levels of communication and sometimes we give off different vibes, which can be misinterpreted as having an ego and being aggressive?
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So, boys, I would love to know from you, what do you think makes women come across as intimidating?