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MadrasT

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17. However, women (and girls) are not allowed to be angry.

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #15)

Tue May 8, 2012, 12:44 PM

May 2012

Interesting that anger is the only emotion men are allowed by society... yet it is one emotion that is really viewed negatively in women.

I remember battling guilt about feeling and expressing anger for decades. Women are not supposed to be angry, let alone express anger. Rage is out of the question. (And if we express anger, well then we must be suffering from a hysterical hormonal imbalance due to being slaves to our menstrual cycles, dontcha know? God forbid that we could feel and express genuine, justified anger about anything.)

It's just nuts.

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What Men Say About Women When They Think You've Never Been One [View all] redqueen May 2012 OP

damn. in one of my Ops i was going to say.... some men. the author said men seabeyond May 2012 #1

owning B****. hm. here is more. " I was too cowardly to speak up" seabeyond May 2012 #2

Yes... but likewise when women laugh alongside men's use of such horrific terms/objectifcation... hlthe2b May 2012 #3

"being allowed into the group" again, true that seabeyond May 2012 #5

Not that you asked me, :P redqueen May 2012 #6

Yup... hlthe2b May 2012 #7

Other than simply making the most of teachable moments, redqueen May 2012 #8

"But there is one stark and tangible difference in how the world responds to me"... Little Star May 2012 #4

I was thinking about that, too. Based on what he wrote, he has just started to "pass" BlueIris May 2012 #10

Jesus Christ. #2 is vile. (Graphic warning for this post.) BlueIris May 2012 #9

How dare we point out MadrasT May 2012 #11

As promised in post #11 MadrasT May 2012 #12

Summarizes fairly well why the very concept of 'gender' is absolute bullshit. redqueen May 2012 #13

ok, so i am good. and right. i listened to the interview seabeyond May 2012 #14

ex. quit screaming like a girl.... seabeyond May 2012 #15

Society works so hard to force these differences on us. redqueen May 2012 #16

However, women (and girls) are not allowed to be angry. MadrasT May 2012 #17

anger is the only emotion men are allowed by society... one emotion...negatively in women. seabeyond May 2012 #18

goes along with this subthread. world blaming eve and the preacher blaming women.... seabeyond May 2012 #19

sorry... more. further, seabeyond May 2012 #20

I agree that MadrasT May 2012 #21

maybe some men end up fixating on sex because it is the ONLY WAY seabeyond May 2012 #22

To be fair MadrasT May 2012 #23

Self Made Man sounds like a great book. BlueIris May 2012 #25

Going to have a Wife named Rosey One_Life_To_Give May 2012 #24