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wavyarmsCrusty 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.
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Date: 2010-12-26 07:19 pm (UTC)You are correct about your assessment of the situation above. :) Also I would agree that women joke about it more and men are more likely to keep their mouths shut, although comics of both genders unfortunately still seem to think it's really funny.