The Functions of Female Rage
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The Functions of Female Rage
a young age, girls are taught to control and suppress their emotions, to be constantly kind and perpetually pleasant. This expectation of emotional suppression and control is perfectly summed up with the quote from Maggie Royer, “woman’s first blood doesn’t come from between her legs but from biting her tongue”
Female Rage: ‘Hysteria’ or a justifiable reaction? — Ethereal
When I was in 3rd grade I asked my teacher why she would only ask “strong boys” to help move chairs around after a presentation. She didn’t know how to answer. Till this day, I can still remember the face that mis paulina made when I asked her that. She was stunned; “how can a girl so little think this sort of thing?” The real question she should
... See more“I’ve always wondered why someone else’s success triggers such rage and anger in certain people and I think it probably all boils down to the fact that the patriarchal society we unfortunately live in has successfully brainwashed us all. We are still trained to hate women, to hate ourselves and to be angry at women if they step out of the neat
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