The post you link to also seems to be turning a people issue into a women's issue. I remember reading something by Stephen Fry (I think) in which he talked about his problems with accepting praise from fans — he was always aware of the flaws in whatever he'd done, so he couldn't accept a compliment without pointing them out. (I do exactly the same thing.) The advice he got from John Cleese was, "Just say thank you."
When I read posts like the two we've linked to, I always come away thinking I have unusually feminine emotional patterns. But I don't think that's true — I think feminist blogs are pointing out universal problems, and cloaking them in the label of women's issues. I'm just more aware of, and expressive of, my feelings than many men. The fact that men don't tend to talk about these things contributes to the perception that men don't feel them.
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Date: 2010-05-04 04:10 pm (UTC)When I read posts like the two we've linked to, I always come away thinking I have unusually feminine emotional patterns. But I don't think that's true — I think feminist blogs are pointing out universal problems, and cloaking them in the label of women's issues. I'm just more aware of, and expressive of, my feelings than many men. The fact that men don't tend to talk about these things contributes to the perception that men don't feel them.