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Crusty Curmudgie McCrankypants sez:
It really irritates me when PMS is portrayed as a likely reason that a woman is cranky; it also really irritates me when, as a joke, women on PMS are portrayed on a murderous rampage.
For one thing, there are PLENTY of things to get legitimately angry about. I don't have to have PMS to be pissed off.
For another thing, whenever I do have PMS (which was ages ago, thank you birth control) I get melty and weepy and so do many of the women I know. PMS may also translate into being snappish; but really, is a woman getting angry such a rare and surprising thing that being snappish is seen as a short step away from a violent maniac?
And this joke often comes from female comics, or other people that in all other ways are extremely progressive.
Anyways. I think there are probably a lot of my friends who could care less, or who think these jokes are very funny, but they always leave Crusty Curmudgie McCrankypants feeling a little sour.
I am leaving comments on, but I am about to embark, starting tomorrow, on a week and a half of winter concert craziness, so keep in mind I may not respond to comments until the weekend after next.
It really irritates me when PMS is portrayed as a likely reason that a woman is cranky; it also really irritates me when, as a joke, women on PMS are portrayed on a murderous rampage.
For one thing, there are PLENTY of things to get legitimately angry about. I don't have to have PMS to be pissed off.
For another thing, whenever I do have PMS (which was ages ago, thank you birth control) I get melty and weepy and so do many of the women I know. PMS may also translate into being snappish; but really, is a woman getting angry such a rare and surprising thing that being snappish is seen as a short step away from a violent maniac?
And this joke often comes from female comics, or other people that in all other ways are extremely progressive.
Anyways. I think there are probably a lot of my friends who could care less, or who think these jokes are very funny, but they always leave Crusty Curmudgie McCrankypants feeling a little sour.
I am leaving comments on, but I am about to embark, starting tomorrow, on a week and a half of winter concert craziness, so keep in mind I may not respond to comments until the weekend after next.