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hungryraccoon
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^ I was trying to explain that to the bf earlier because he was saying that woman can be crazy bitches (which I agree with) & I believe that hormones are to blame but he seems to think that's an excuse.
It's true!
It's true!
kibbleforlola
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I think that's true, I know I can get moody, but I think that it is used as a cop out. I.e., oh, you're mad at me because you must be on your period, not because I'm being a wanker.
hungryraccoon
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Some girls are just crazy (as are some men) but as yally said, when a perfectly rational person is being all crazy & ****, it can sometimes be down to hormones, & thats not just an excuse or 'cop out'. It happens to me that's for sure.
kibbleforlola
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I'm not saying it's an excuse for the person actually experiencing the hormonal mood shifts; I'm saying other idiots use it a cop out for treating people (read: women) well.
For example:
Female coworker: Could you please clean up the break room after you make your snack, thanks.
Male coworker: *blows fc off*
FC: I've asked you repeatedly to clean up after yourself, we don't expect you to clean up our messes, please clean up yours.
MC: Yeah, sure, I'll get around to it.
FC: Clean up your mess! I Am Not Your Mother!
MC: Jeez, why so angry? You got your period or something?
Lather, rinse, repeat. There is a difference between a hormonally irrational woman and a genuinely angry woman, but women are treated as if *all* their anger is irrational, instead of actually being listened to. And when it really is pms, men don't listen to us when we say we need space or whatever, then either.
hungryraccoon
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Oh no, I know that's what you were saying! & yes very annoying when people do that.
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ledboots
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Apparently there are people who think Eisenhower met with aliens and they told him there actually was something like this.
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People forget that men also have hormones and can act crazy too, but noone ever says "Oh, its his hormones" or "He must be having a high sperm production day" or anything like that.
So I think it is sexist.
So I think it is sexist.
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SummerRain
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I've never noticed any change in my mood due to my period. If somebody insinuated or said the way I was acting was due to being at a certain point in my cycle, I would not be impressed.
I think it's insulting to assume that's hormones are the reason somebody is acting a certain way, no matter what their gender, because it's a way of dismissing their feelings or behaviour. I think this is especially true considering the sexist context these kind of comments usually exist in, I've only ever heard people use this kind of talk in a derogatory way.
If somebody notices that they personally get moodswings due to hormones, it's fair enough. If they want to explain that to people, and in the future they put their behaviour down to hormones, that's fair enough. But I think it's an insulting thing to assume. Lots of things can make a person act "unreasonable", they might be other wise upset about something else, they might have had a really bad day, perhaps the topic is something emotionally close to their heart, maybe - just maybe - they're not actually being unreasonable at all, perhaps you only perceive them as being unreasonable because you disagree with them or have a different experience/opinion than that.
Anyway, I came here to say, I just don't "get" eurovision and I have never watched the whole thing.
I think it's insulting to assume that's hormones are the reason somebody is acting a certain way, no matter what their gender, because it's a way of dismissing their feelings or behaviour. I think this is especially true considering the sexist context these kind of comments usually exist in, I've only ever heard people use this kind of talk in a derogatory way.
If somebody notices that they personally get moodswings due to hormones, it's fair enough. If they want to explain that to people, and in the future they put their behaviour down to hormones, that's fair enough. But I think it's an insulting thing to assume. Lots of things can make a person act "unreasonable", they might be other wise upset about something else, they might have had a really bad day, perhaps the topic is something emotionally close to their heart, maybe - just maybe - they're not actually being unreasonable at all, perhaps you only perceive them as being unreasonable because you disagree with them or have a different experience/opinion than that.
Anyway, I came here to say, I just don't "get" eurovision and I have never watched the whole thing.
sequoia
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There is no point? For me, anyway. Why does there need to be a point? But of course, the answer varies from person to person. And I don't care for the ableism in that of thinking. Some of us just need to take care of ourselves. (I'm not calling you ableist, just pointing out that it might not be something you considered)
sequoia
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I've never noticed any change in my mood due to my period. If somebody insinuated or said the way I was acting was due to being at a certain point in my cycle, I would not be impressed.
I think it's insulting to assume that's hormones are the reason somebody is acting a certain way, no matter what their gender, because it's a way of dismissing their feelings or behaviour. I think this is especially true considering the sexist context these kind of comments usually exist in, I've only ever heard people use this kind of talk in a derogatory way.
If somebody notices that they personally get moodswings due to hormones, it's fair enough. If they want to explain that to people, and in the future they put their behaviour down to hormones, that's fair enough. But I think it's an insulting thing to assume. Lots of things can make a person act "unreasonable", they might be other wise upset about something else, they might have had a really bad day, perhaps the topic is something emotionally close to their heart, maybe - just maybe - they're not actually being unreasonable at all, perhaps you only perceive them as being unreasonable because you disagree with them or have a different experience/opinion than that.
Anyway, I came here to say, I just don't "get" eurovision and I have never watched the whole thing.
I read a study last year that concluded that the whole "women getting emotional and irrational due to their cycles" thing is bunk. Of course, take it with a grain of salt, but I'd bet that a lot of the behavior women display during "that time" has more to do with societal expectations than anything.
My ex husband used to say, "I guess it's that time of month." Of course, he didn't have the slightest idea what part of my cycle I was in. and he was always wrong.
I never had irritability or mood swings associated with my cycle. But to have myself dismissed that way sure made me irritable.
Frankly, having worked in a relatively small office for quite a few years with the same group of people, there is no difference in irritability between women and men, but irritability in women is always blamed on hormones.
I never had irritability or mood swings associated with my cycle. But to have myself dismissed that way sure made me irritable.
Frankly, having worked in a relatively small office for quite a few years with the same group of people, there is no difference in irritability between women and men, but irritability in women is always blamed on hormones.
