Picture yourself after a fight or intense argument (in this case, from a woman's point of view).
You cry. You wipe off the black smudges from your make-up on your face. You bring the cold water to your face which temporarily relieves the headache from crying. You re-apply your make up. You breathe. You look at yourself in the mirror, and for your own sake, you brush it off as if nothing happened. A recognizable smile is all it takes to fool people into seeing past your pain and exhaustion. You don’t see this as a weakness. You see it as your strength. You see it as empowerment to yourself because you are able to hold it all in without a trace of emotion.
Females are often ridiculed with judgement for too many reasons. We are portrayed in the media as “too emotional” often with speculation that it’s “that time of the month.” We are told that we have the tendencies to overthink. We are told that our reactions are overly dramatic and that we only act a certain way to receive attention. We are told that we are incapable of doing things calmly or acting within reason. We are told that we need to be proper, modest and stable. And we are expected to agree and reflect on ourselves and see what we can do to change our faults.
The truth of it is, there are moments we do fall under those categories. But why are women the only ones to fall under an overwhelming number of assumptions and stereotypes? Yes, we do overthink and sometimes it is that time of the month! The majority of women are in constant defense mode because of the absurd expectations society places on us. And because of that, we are often labeled as overly emotional.
We hide our emotions intentionally and we expose our emotions unintentionally. Our vulnerability doesn’t and shouldn’t define a general view on women. We are given the right to authentically live our lives without mockery and to fully feel the emotions we are born to have, just like anyone else.
But back to the question: why are women "too emotional"? The answer to that is because we are human beings. Human beings, who like everyone, try to adapt to fit a societal norm or give way to fit into a certain standard. So to those who simply just want to stick to their limited opinions on this topic, I have to respectfully disagree. Because in comparison with someone's disagreements about this, if you really think about it, aren't they also just "too emotional" about women being "too emotional"?
