Friday, March 23, 2012
Bitches.
It is very common to see women portrayed as a bitch. They nag, the complain, and they harp on others simply because they were cursed with ovaries. Well, women are not the only ones who act this way. Men can also be rather ridiculous, but it is never seen as "bitching." Today we read Hungry Husbands, and it showed that bitchiness comes not only from ovaries, but from appetites as well. A hungry man can be terrifying, maybe even more terrifying than a woman whose PMS is raging. The story we read today describes a hungry man like a savage animal or monster. I picture a gigantic, ferocious bear, or even the Hulk, destroying everything in sight, ripping things apart, crushing anything that comes between his mouth and his food. Once his meal hits his palate, assuming it's delicious, he calms down and transforms back into a normal human. Most women experience PMS once a month, but men experience hunger several times each day... so tell me, why are women considered the bitchy ones?
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Amy, I think you make a great point. Everyone-men and women-complain and get grumpy. You bring up PMS. I believe in class one day we talked about how the woman's body is something that is just not talked about. Maybe that's why women are considered "the bitchy ones." Men didn't know what to do with the woman's body so they blamed her mood swings on her ovaries and assumed bitchiness to be only a womanly characteristic. The mindset could be something like: "You get a period, so you act like a bitch. I don't get a period, so I could never act that way."
ReplyDeleteAmy, you are right on! It's so irritating how when a woman expresses a basic need or desire, she is a "bitch". However, when a man does, he is a "go-getter".
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ReplyDeleteMy step-dad doesn't need a meal to be delicious, he just needs one, period (ha ha, period joke). In fact, after every meal, no matter how satisfied or dissatisfied he was by said meal, he always asks, "What are we havin' tomorrah?" I don't understand how a person's mindset can be so narrow as to focus on food that is so often prepared from a Hamburger Helper box.
I think you bring up a good point! Men and women alike possess the ability to nag and to complain. I think that this point illustrates why Fanny Fern is still relevant today, as she strives to look past stereotypes and to be honest about the human condition. Yes, men can be happy, romantic, spirited-individuals but they can also be negative, unhappy, indulgent individuals--just like women.
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