Emotions and Women
May 4, 2008
As a woman, I am programmed to be emotional. It is encoded in our DNA somehow I am sure. However, I am further prone to be more emotional because I am hypersensitive; it is a trait of many Aquarians really. But in looking at many of the things that upset me, not many of them are unwarranted. One would think that because I am hypersensitive, I would get my feelings hurt easily, but it is not that simple. Sure, they may hurt more easily than the next person, but with rights. If someone I love talks down to me, it will hurt; is that wrong? If someone I care about calls me a name, it will hurt; is that wrong?
I feel in a natural manner. I have a right to be jealous if my girlfriend insists on talking to other women in a manner that is not just as friends. I have a right to be hurt if my sister decides to not speak with me without cause. I have a right to be upset if I believe an injustice is being done within my work space. Natural reactions that anyone would have, right?
What is it in humanity that has told us we can no longer feel? As independent women especially, we are supposed to put on the persona of a man and adhere to the hard exterior that they display so often. This is what ‘we’ asked for, right? Yet, I do not remember signing the petition to be independent. I missed the right to choose I think. Sure, women have more rights now (rightly deserved too), but since when do rights dictate emotions? Just because I have the same rights as men or ask for them even, does not mean I have to be like men. I mean, I do not have a male member (and have no desires to obtain one) so why do I have to have male emotions (or lack thereof)?
I am a hypersensitive individual by nature, but I do not think my role, position, or gender should dictate my emotions any further than nature already does.
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