Dr. F.E. Minist Chimes In

"Men don't know much about women. We do know when they're happy. We know when they're crying, and we know when they're pissed off. We just don't know in what order these are gonna' come at us." - Evan Davis

I don’t completely agree with this quote, but it is true that many women show emotions, which can, in some cases, be unacceptable.

In many societies, crying is taboo for men. What boy didn’t hear “big boys don’t cry,” “crying is for sissies,” or “I’ll give you something to cry about?” How sad is that? Crying can be medicine.

For women, showing negative emotion, specifically anger, is rarely acceptable. Girls are told to “be nice,” “be more ladylike.” Anger points to something internal, skeptics say - something uncontrollable, something biological. Therefore, society says women (especially in the corporate world) are not supposed to cry (a sign of weakness) ... and heaven forbid if they get angry (the B word).

But what is a human being minus emotion? If we all could show it without being judged, happiness would surely follow. For more information on gender and emotion, check out: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2294/is_1_40/ai_54250822

- Dr. F.E. Minist
- Photo by JuLee Brand