Too emotional?

[Princess]

When a man loses his temper and starts yelling and thumping his chest, he's considered a "ball buster"

When a woman loses her temper and yells, she's called "emotional". It is also common practice to explain away such behavior with the famous "she's on her period"/"PMS" rationalizations.

Why is this?

Do men really believe women are incapable of cold, unemotional anger that is NOT driven by PMS or period cramps?

Are women really capable of cold, unemotional anger that is NOT driven by PMS or period cramps?

Testosterone fuels male rage while estrogen/progesterone ( if all the PMS rationalizations are to be believed) fuels female anger. Why is one more acceptable than the other?

[Princess]

I would really like to know and would love to see someone come up with a logical explanation for this.

[vacanti373]

Testosterone fuels male rage while estrogen/progesterone ( if all the PMS rationalizations are to be believed) fuels female anger. Why is one more acceptable than the other?

for the same reason that men that have many sex partners are called good lovers, and that women that have many sex partners are called sluts.

in summation; there is no sense within the non sense....(ooops...nonsense makes sense!) :roll:

it is called double standard(ing).... :wink:

[The Punisher]

When a man loses his temper and starts yelling and thumping his chest, he's considered a "ball buster"

When a woman loses her temper and yells, she's called "emotional". It is also common practice to explain away such behavior with the famous "she's on her period"/"PMS" rationalizations.

Why is this?

Do men really believe women are incapable of cold, unemotional anger that is NOT driven by PMS or period cramps?

Are women really capable of cold, unemotional anger that is NOT driven by PMS or period cramps?

Testosterone fuels male rage while estrogen/progesterone ( if all the PMS rationalizations are to be believed) fuels female anger. Why is one more acceptable than the other?

Honestly, other than on TV 'stereotypes', I have very rarely heard or run in to any of the descriptions above.

[Princess]

When a man loses his temper and starts yelling and thumping his chest, he's considered a "ball buster"

When a woman loses her temper and yells, she's called "emotional". It is also common practice to explain away such behavior with the famous "she's on her period"/"PMS" rationalizations.

Why is this?

Do men really believe women are incapable of cold, unemotional anger that is NOT driven by PMS or period cramps?

Are women really capable of cold, unemotional anger that is NOT driven by PMS or period cramps?

Testosterone fuels male rage while estrogen/progesterone ( if all the PMS rationalizations are to be believed) fuels female anger. Why is one more acceptable than the other?

Honestly, other than on TV 'stereotypes', I have very rarely heard or run in to any of the descriptions above.

Funny. I encounter it everyday.

In fact, there have been many times I've posted a snarky comment right here on dear ol' TF and the next comment (or a couple down) is usually " she must be on her period"

[The Punisher]

When a man loses his temper and starts yelling and thumping his chest, he's considered a "ball buster"

When a woman loses her temper and yells, she's called "emotional". It is also common practice to explain away such behavior with the famous "she's on her period"/"PMS" rationalizations.

Why is this?

Do men really believe women are incapable of cold, unemotional anger that is NOT driven by PMS or period cramps?

Are women really capable of cold, unemotional anger that is NOT driven by PMS or period cramps?

Testosterone fuels male rage while estrogen/progesterone ( if all the PMS rationalizations are to be believed) fuels female anger. Why is one more acceptable than the other?

Honestly, other than on TV 'stereotypes', I have very rarely heard or run in to any of the descriptions above.

Funny. I encounter it everyday.

In fact, there have been many times I've posted a snarky comment right here on dear ol' TF and the next comment (or a couple down) is usually " she must be on her period"

Maybe it's just you? :shock: Or maybe it is because I am a man. But I've never been accused on thumping my chest, and I've never accused a girl of being on her period or whatever. That would be pretty tasteless as well as being a cop out of giving an intelligent reply.

[robbie36]

Funny, I have the opposite problem - when confronted by angry people I tend to burst into tears and get emotional. People then start calling me a sissy and other horrible names.

I notice when women burst into tears - everyone goes running to their rescue while calling the antagonist a bully. Cant people recognise that I am simply sensitive and prone to becoming overcome by my emotions.

[The Punisher]

Funny, I have the opposite problem - when confronted by angry people I tend to burst into tears and get emotional. People then start calling me a sissy and other horrible names.

I notice when women burst into tears - everyone goes running to their rescue while calling the antagonist a bully. Cant people recognise that I am simply sensitive and prone to becoming overcome by my emotions.

Good call! And perhaps a much bigger social problem that Princesses point.

[lizardo]

Funny, I have the opposite problem - when confronted by angry people I tend to burst into tears and get emotional. People then start calling me a sissy and other horrible names.

I notice when women burst into tears - everyone goes running to their rescue while calling the antagonist a bully. Cant people recognise that I am simply sensitive and prone to becoming overcome by my emotions.

tssh...must be your period

[Princess]

Funny, I have the opposite problem - when confronted by angry people I tend to burst into tears and get emotional. People then start calling me a sissy and other horrible names.

I notice when women burst into tears - everyone goes running to their rescue while calling the antagonist a bully. Cant people recognise that I am simply sensitive and prone to becoming overcome by my emotions.

Actually when women cry, everyone runs to their rescue and then she never lives it down. "Oh don't say that, you'll make her cry again" "Remember that time she cried?"

A man who cries is "sensitive" and he is " in touch with his feelings/feminine side"

:roll:

This isn't about crying though. This is about women not being able to just get into an honest-to-goodness fight with real anger without being called emotional or PMS-y.

It causes problems because men never take anger seriously when they should. I've seen *****-whipped wimps copping out over a girl throwing a tantrum about being left alone at a party, usually ending up licking the floor the girl walks on and yet, said wimp does not know how to deal with a serious relationship issue when it arises and usually decides the best way out of it is a huff.

[Princess]

When a man loses his temper and starts yelling and thumping his chest, he's considered a "ball buster"

When a woman loses her temper and yells, she's called "emotional". It is also common practice to explain away such behavior with the famous "she's on her period"/"PMS" rationalizations.

Why is this?

Do men really believe women are incapable of cold, unemotional anger that is NOT driven by PMS or period cramps?

Are women really capable of cold, unemotional anger that is NOT driven by PMS or period cramps?

Testosterone fuels male rage while estrogen/progesterone ( if all the PMS rationalizations are to be believed) fuels female anger. Why is one more acceptable than the other?

Honestly, other than on TV 'stereotypes', I have very rarely heard or run in to any of the descriptions above.

Funny. I encounter it everyday.

In fact, there have been many times I've posted a snarky comment right here on dear ol' TF and the next comment (or a couple down) is usually " she must be on her period"

Funny. You used the excuse more than once.

Why are you answering my posts? Was it not you who asked me to leave you alone in the thousand or so PM's you sent me?

I told you I'd ignore you if you ignored me. Now do you really want to start **** you can't finish?

[Princess]

You have my word that no further insults will be aimed at you nor will I pm any further thoughts to you.

Ignore me and I will ignore you

Jog your memory some?

[venus]

i like men who are not emotional. i like to decode them.

its a kind of challenge.. you know. especially, when they go all quiet. :roll:

[anenglishman]

The original question is based on a misconception, namely that a man losing his temper etc is consiered a "ball buster".

Maybe in the stone ages yes, but within any normal strata of modern society, no. When I lose my temper (rare) I feel very guilty and bad afterwards...because I see that I have let myself down and displayed weakness, not strength.

Macho culture is as outdated as the corset. A certain tattooed individual would love to claim that it isn't so but, as he and I have already agreed, he is stuck in the 1930s cloth fat cap culture...........or pretends to be I should say!

[PattayaDaz]

I'm always told I'm unimotional... When I get angry I'm much more likely to become quiet and thoughtful than loud and aggressive.. Some of this may be 'learned' cos in my workplace problems aren't solved by running in circles and shouting.. In fact tantrums and displays of aggression are considered a real safety issue and dangerous.. So when I see either guys or girls ''boiling up'' I tend to think ''dickhead'' what ever their sex..Even more so in Thailand where shouting and creating a fuss is detremental to getting something fixed or obtaining co-operation from strangers...