Original journal here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1074837/

Reposting because I am tired of being a scapegoat... Tired of being under appreciated and taken for granted and being told that "the work you do isn't as serious or taxing because its not physical labor" basically because its not a MAN'S job or not being given credit for being as smart as I have proven to be.... when I've been moody and its been blamed on the fact that I am a woman...



The whole phrase is from the book Celtic Women's Spirituality by Edain McCoy.

"Our ability to function in the world has been called into question as well. In many cases we hae been deemed to hysterical and emotionally unstable to hold positions of responsibility. Yet studies show that it is men who are right brain oriented and the right half of the brain is the hemisphere that rules the emotion side of human behavior. Women tend to be ruled by the left brain, the hemisphere of logic and reason. Women also have more connectors between the two halves, a substance known as corpus callosum, which allows a greater exchange of information between the two spheres. Think about it. When was the last time you hear a report on the evening news about women whose bar fight got out of hand to the point they resorted to shooting each other? When is the last time you heard about a woman so upset over the breakup of her marriage that she killed her husband, her kids, and then herself? When is the last time you heard about a woman serial killer, or pedophile, or rapist? (It does happen but think in numbers about which sex does it more?)
Our natural cycles, the very cycles that enable human life to continue, have often been blamed for our supposed irrationality. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) takes a lot of bashing in the media. It is true that many women become more aggressive during this period, though they are rarely out of control. What they are is under the influence of the male hormone testosterone which, although it remains only in small quantities, increases during the premenstrual phase. Modern medicine has documented the male phenomenon know as the "testosterone rage," a violently irrational outburst caused by sharp escalations in this hormones production, usually due to the ingestion of bulk-building steroid drugs. Testosterone increases aggressiveness. Testosterone is the defining male hormone, as estrogen is the defining female one. Therefore, any PMS symptoms that are perceived as unstable are due to the fact that women act more like men during this phase than at any other time in their cycles. Aggressive behavior in men is applauded-in women it is feared."

So think of that the next time your nagging about your girlfriend or spouses behavior during her time of the month, she's just acting more like a man :|

If anyone is unstable and should be ridiculed for something they can't help it defiantly should be the males of our society.

So, to all my guy watchers out there, I am NOT bashing, but having my say over personal experiences.

If you liked this or even have been in a similar position of feeling, repost and share with others!!