What are your thoughts on WOMEN being FLAGGED as OVERLY EMOTIONAL?

Question

Most of the world sees women as "overly-emotional" in comparison to men.

WOMEN: How do you feel about that stereotype and why do you think it continues to live on for years and years DESPITE feminism?

MEN: Same question.

Answer 1

The older I get, the less emotional I am.  The stereotype, if it does still exist, doesn't bother me bit.  I don't see what feminism has to do with the stereotype.

Answer 2

my female friends do need a lot of situating during stress full times. Now, that could be because im female and they let their guards down as a comfort thing. Or its because they r. I have been accused of being cold emotionally speaking. But i sometimes wonder if that is just because im just not as emotional as my female counterparts or if i really am. If i am ever crying its when no one can see me. I dont get angry that often as well......i dont know if im the right person to properly answer this.

Answer 3

It makes me SO MAD!!!!!!! Just kidding.

Stereotypes are like roaches; no matter how much the world changes, for better or worse, they can be next to indestructible.

Answer 4

well we cn be

Answer 5

Coz of our hormones!

Answer 6

Because women ARE more emotional than men. I don't know why that is something my gender acts ashamed of. I think it's fine. Yes, I know sensitive/emotional guys, but overall we are the more emotional s*x. We cry more, are more prone to worrying, have the maternal instinct to truly care for people, and stress the importance of relationships.

Answer 7

So? Just pass the kleenex and don't be emotional about it.

Answer 8

It doesn't really BOTHER me when WOMEN are FLAGGED as OVERLY EMOTIONAL, there are MORE important things IN THE world to WORRY about, no?

Answer 9

There is some truth to the assertion.

Plenty of women hate me; hate is an emotion.

Answer 10

Womwn are only more emotional than men when it comes to discussing or showing feelings of sadness.  MEN are far more emotional when displaying anger.  Why does that seem to be acceptable?  If anything I think it's immaturity.

Answer 11

I call it ignorance. It's how our brains are wired. We can't help it.

Men are more emotional inwards while women are more emotional outwards. How do I know this? A psychological study was done on both men and women. Nodes were attached to each gender and difference scenes from different movies were shown to each gender. These nodes measured temp, sweating, pulse and heart rate, and any changes in skin.

I mean, a lot of women flag men as brutal, cold types because they don't show their emotions, but it doesn't mean they aren't feeling anything. It's just that society imposes so much on them.  

Answer 12

I think that most women are naturally more emotional than men, because of hormones or what not.  But on the other hand there are plenty of men who get in their feelings just as much as females do.  I have to catch my husband every now and then, but as we all stereotype...I even say to him "stop acting like a female" or "your acting like a female again".  So, I guess we all stereotype females as being emotional.  

I wouldn't really say OVERLY emotional though.  But for sure emotional!

Answer 13

This is just another example of a sexist stereotype.  

Answer 14

I'm a women.

Maybe 75% of women are very emotional. I refer to it as inside and out. Maybe 30% show it and 45% are but not in public.

The other 25%....(including me)

Most people think we are emotional just won't admit it. But honestly, we aren't. I cry maybe twice a year, once from serious injury another having something to do with 'needing' to cry. I don't know.. Also, I have not been offended once(so far) in 2008. Even when people talk about me, cuse in my face, yell, etc.. I also have not gotten angry. In general my emotions are nothing 85%, happy 5%, and minor miscellaneous ones for the other 10%.

SO, to answer your question, I think it is just the way people generalize us out of average. I think it lives on because old habits die hard. I know I am not emotional and people think I need to see someone for help? You know how wrong that it? I get used to it though.

Sorry it is so long. Hope I helped.  

Answer 15

We stumbled on this question and figured we would give it a shot.

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With just these few emotional events that woman hav't to endure is it any wonder that us men can (at times) and even some woman (at times) become a nuisance:)

Answer 16

We're not the ones who type in (nearly) all caps.

Answer 17

Honestly, I think it's just silly.

Men are emotional just as women are but the difference is most men refuse to show their emotions.

So what if I cry when I get sad, or sometimes yell when I'm angry, or smile a lot and jump up and down when I'm happy?

Emotions are what makes us human.

I would rather be a person ruled by my emotions than a person who is cold, detached and logical. Those people are like androids. Those people are the kind people you're uncomfortable being around because you can't relate to them.

Despite popular belief it is possible to be an emotional person AND a logical person. It is possible for women to discern when they need to be one or the other.

That's the only thing that gets under my skin. When it's assumed that I don't have the capability to be logical because I'm "ruled by my emotions."

Maybe as men you all don't understand where we are coming from but just as it's annoying and unfair for you all to be pegged as rapists and murderers because you all are men, it's unfair for us to be pegged as incapable because we are "emotional."

In that respect most women have to work twice as hard to prove to their male peers that they are capable human beings.

Who knows why women are still pegged as such?  Who knows why in the past men weren't allowed to show emotion?

The only thing I know is we live in a different time and place and rightfully our thoughts should change with the times but sadly we are slow learners so stereotypes are slow to die.

Answer 18

Generally speaking, it's true but I don't view the emotions of a woman as being excessive. They are just more emotional than us. Nothing is ever going to change that perspective, since it is the truth.

Women are more emotional because that's how they are supposed to be; it's how they were made to be. That's not a negative thing, but I do believe feminism has pitted each gender against the other on some level. It doesn't make sense to compare each other in this way because we are different to begin with.

Answer 19

Okay literally women are more emotional, because we tend to think with a different side of our brain than men do. It has been proven, refer to an article on right brain left brain thinking. Men think more logically than women, therefore not using emotions to solve everyday problems. We arent completly emotional thinkers as women, but we do use our emotions to influence the majority of our problem solving and decision making. I'm a woman and I don't see this as a problem, its science, proven psychology.

Answer 20

In some ways I think it's true but in other ways I know men can be just as emotional.

I think men have a harder time expressing their feelings on the fear of being called "unmanly" which sickens me. The world stereotyped men and women in a way that people actually believes them.

If people see a women cry they think it's ok. But on the contrary if a man cry people will sometimes view him as weak which burdens me.

So I don't get mad at people thinking women are the emotional ones. I get upset when people view men as weak when he shows a little emotion from stereotyping.

Stereotyping is a evil thing. It's the same as gossip. It doesn't have to be true for people to believe it.

Answer 21

I think there's some truth that women are better able to show emotion than men but the problem is when people think the ability to have emotions means the inability to have rational thought. That simply isn't true but it's often sited as a reason for blocking women from leadership and other key positions.

Even people who oppose feminism will say they we all "hate" men, as if our emotional overdrive has led to the movement. In reality, feminism has a very logical purpose and method; hate has little to do with it.