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It's funny cause it's true!

TheMiddleWay 8 May 26
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I appreciate that it's funny, because there is truth to it. And it's important that we can laugh at ourselves and others without malice.
Although it would be true as well with "angry boyfriend" it wouldn't be as funny, so it might be worth pointing out why.

If a man is jealous, highly reactive or dramatic, he can be viewed as concerned, really into you or romantic. For example, if a high functioning, mostly reasonable and mature man calls repeatedly after his girlfriend has ended a conversation abrubtly, or ends up throwing rocks at her window, he is perceived as stated above. However, if a woman did those things, she'd be labeled "psycho girlfriend." A double standard exists when it comes to the expression of emotion.

What may be most interesting about this, is that I've used examples like this one in discussions about male/female double standards, perhaps hoping someone will respectfully disagree with me (?). But, no one ever has, which tells me, many see this and accept that, despite the double standard, we'll just go on perceiving women as unreasonable and over emotional.
Having said that, I don't want to disregard one message in the image that we have a stimulant or depressant for everything.

It's probably also well worth noting that when men take things too far in this respect they are statistically much more likely to become abusive, physically violent, and dangerous, which is definitely not funny.

As to no one disagreeing when you point out the double standards, I don't think that is a sign of acceptance of those double standards as "OK" so much as it is acceptance that those double standards are a reality. If that's the case, then I would find the fact that many people accept it as reality to be encouraging, because it's hard to resolve such problems in society if we don't even accept them as fact.

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It works with men/boyfriends too, although I think it is statistically less common because of the way our society teaches men to not seek emotional validation (even despite the fact that we need it too).

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Yeah..that wouldn't be well received.

If any man were to tell me that I'd probably just turn and leave...and never come back. If he did that to me online, I'd delete or block him. I don't need a condescending male around.

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haha! Don't date angry bitches then! lol Non-angry femmes Do exist.

Sadoi Level 7 May 26, 2018
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