>ad for his self improvement course not even 4 minutes in
The norman said what constitutes as feminine and non feminine are extremely subjective, but I only believe that to be true to an extent. I view the social roles and certain characteristics prescribed for women as feminine. But generally, attributes and behaviors that are typically categorized as feminine traits, like:
- Being verbal and communicative
- Being emotive or effusive
- Having an appreciation for beautiful or aesthetically pleasing things
- Displaying strong emotions, especially negative ones such as sadness
- Adopting a moral/ethical framework that values mercy and cooperation over punishment and self-reliance
- Putting the needs and feelings of others before one's own
I don't think the majority of these are particularly feminine; rather, I think they are just neutral qualities that all people have to some extent. Being submissive and temperamental, on the other hand, is feminine.
Okay, I'm going to stop playing devil's advocate for a second and give you a straight reply. I'm admittedly new to Jung Typology, and I've yet to sit down and actually read his work—or any psychology, for that matter—but here are some things I know for certain. I can agree that ESFJs and ISFJs are the most feminine, but to group them in with ENTPs and INTPs just feels like clickbait. ENTPs embrace the importance of conflict and enjoy confidently engaging in an weighty and intellectually stimulating discussion, often favoring logic and facts over feelings. To me, everything about the ENTP sounds like the furthest thing from femininity, even if you ignore their propensity for arguement because women love to do that (even if it's mostly because of their insatiable thirst for sparking pointless drama with the men they sleep with or other women they don't like. lol yeah, how intellectually stimulating).
On the other hand, the biggest antithesis of femininity is unquestionably the most peculiar, logical, and socially awkward personality type. It is believed that INTPs, who enjoy using other people as a sounding board for their theories and concepts and who aspire to comprehend the world in all its glorious complexity, are the most intellectually gifted MBTI types. Literally the jungian functions introversion, thinking, perceiving, and intuitiveness lean towards men, which is why INTP is seen as male centric, if anything.
I hope you realize what I'm getting at now. These two personality types are defined by a single trait that makes it nearly impossible for this meme "life coach" to classify them as specifically feminine: intelligence. I know what I'm saying has nothing to do with your post, so you probably feel like I'm directing scathing criticism at you, but I just wanted to get this out because wtf. INFP and ENFP are vastly more feminine than INTP and ENTP.
I can definitely understand why he thinks ESTPs are the most masculine though. Low inhib chad personality type for sure.
