Well, I've said it before but I can say it again - it seem men (and those who were raised as men) believe they are the only ones who arforced into a societally constrained form of emotional expression. Women are not allowed full emotional expression either. Angry women are mocked, told they are insane, vilified, and ignored. Women who are not always being charming and happy are told to "smile" by random strangers. Women who are depressed because of their limited options are told the problem is their depression and not the situations which make them depressed. I completely agree that men have a limited form of socially allowable emotional expression, but no more so than women.
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Date: 2005-07-28 06:52 pm (UTC)