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Should women be allowed to be President? Do you think a woman should be allowed to be President? Why or why not? I am a female and I dont want you to think that I as some sort of sexist pig here. But really, come on now, do you really think a woman should be president? MY opinion is hell no. And the reason I think that is because women are wired differently then men. We all know this. If a woman were to be President, I believe she would be making decisions based on emotion and not on principle or practicality. For example when it is a woman's time of month, we all know that women can be more emotional, their mind frame and mental status may not all be there at some point of time, whether it is before, after or during their period. Let's say we had a woman that was President and it was her time of month, and let's say a crisis broke out, whether we were attacked, or she got word on something, whatever. If it was her time of month when this happened, she could very easily make her decision based on emotion, if she was mad, angry, sad, depressed, or crying etc. How could she make a proper and ciritical decision. In all honesty, I dont think she could. I dont think she would be able to step back and take a good hard look at the situation and weigh her options with out having her emotions involved. It is a known fact that a guy can sleep with female after female and more than likely not get emotionally attached. A female on the other hand can't do that. She may come across that she can, but if you took a look inside, you would see that she cant. No matter how hard we try we are always or to a certain extent emotionally attached. A guy could have a girl that is friends with benefits and not get emotionally attached or emotionally involved. However, at some point in time during this period, a female will get emotionally attached to some degree and sub-conciously she will want more than to be just friends, or friends with benefits. If a female is like this over something minute like that example, then how can she make a rational and practicle decision without letting her emotions or mind frame involved? It's nothing personal it is just the way that women are. We are wired to be like that. As mother's you need to be, emotionally and mentally attached to your children. You don't see a male president ruling and basing decisions off of emotions. A man can hide his feelings, and emotions better than women. For the most part women wear their heart on their sleeves. (and there is nothing wrong with that) I am not putting women down, that is not my intentions, I am just looking at this rationally, realistically, and with reality.
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I dont think it has to do with that society is scared of change, or that they fear the unusual, or that it is a female in a leadership position. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that she is a woman (she may be a man in female clothes But . . .) and women tend to make decisions based off of emtotion. They arent really wired to put their feelings and emotions on hold to make an important decision that a president would have to make. Women tend to rule and make decisions off of the heart or from the heart and men make decisions based off of their head/mind (usually).
Where are you getting your information?
-- quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
you're not looking at this "rationally, realistically, and with reality." you're just buying into the same gender stereotypes that have been keeping women down for centuries. frankly, the fact that there are women like you that think this way makes things so much worse for the rest of us. some of the greatest leaders, scientists, and thinkers have been women, and clearly the fact that you think that just because we get periods makes us unfit to lead disgusts me. it's ignorant and yeah, it is sexist. if more women were like you, you wouldn't have been able to write that because people used to think women weren't intelligent enough to even be taught to read or write. you wouldn't be able to vote because men didn't think women could make decisions. ugh.
--stacie
I dont think that women are not intelligent, or that a lot of medical breakthroughs have been done from the basis of man. I believe women are intelligent and smart and witty, I believe that there are a lot of awesome awesome woman role models, I am not putting down because women have periods, I am just saying that if you look at things and look at things as a whole that women tend to base things and make judgements off of emotions. I am not saying that it is right or wrong, I am just looking at it from an anatomy and physiology point of view and based of psych.
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a lot of men go off of emotions too...
but no, what you're saying is that you think women are incapable of being logical and reasoned and that they only think with their emotions, which is completely ridiculous. you think marie curie, one of the greatest scientific minds of our time (which indicates a very strong inclination towards logic and reason, since that's what a lot of the scientific method is based on) was purely emotionally driven? you think margaret thatcher, one of the most poweful women in the history of the world, turns into a weeping mess once a month? you think indira gandhi was just a ball of nerves and a poor leader?
--stacie
Okay, STOP buying into the hollywood stereotype for two minutes, because that is ALL your arguement is based on. It has been proven that women as a whole are smarter and more capable leaders that men in every reference, hence the reason they've been 'keeping us down' for so long. Every male president has done what he's told like a good lap puppy. A women would use her mind to find the best course of action. Men go with what feels right first, EVERY TIME. Men, in general are often more emotional and irrational that women. The only reason women seem to be more often emotional and irrational is because we stress on the small things as well as the large things because most of us, at heart, are perfectionists. Men, however, only stress on the big things that are directly related to themselves.
Men are selfish creatures that always do what is best for themselves, while women almost always think about those around them and who their decision will effect before ever making it. I guarantee you, if we can get a capable woman in the white house, America will see how much better it is, and the man's grip on business and politics and everything else will loosen and allow women to ascend to their rightful places at the TOP.
*Takes deep breath.*
-Inept
"You have a unique voice, so bravely verbalize your thoughts and opinions. The only person that can stop you is yourself."
Wow.... I don't normally get offended, but when a person who is a female herself believes the stereotypes that men have put on us for decades, it's hard not to feel offended. As the others have mentioned, there are several great women out there who have obviously proven that they don't just think with their emotions.
It's actually a proven fact that women make great leaders because we allow empathy in the mix. We don't generally order people around and we actually put emphasis on the fact that the lower-level people are just as important as the higher-ups. We can also multi-task significantly better than men.
And if you going on your period gives you a monthly emotional breakdown, you might want to consider hormone-based birth controls to help regulate/mitigate that.
-- quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
No I am not saying that women are incapable of doing the same things that guys can. I am just saying that at times Women can base decisions off of their emotions, it is harder for a woman to look at something and nut put the emotional aspect into it. When it comes to women in the work force, If a female is competing for a promotion against a male, than I believe that the female should get the promotion IF she meets all the criteria, when it comes to the work force and the 8-5 job thing or in the hospital than yeah women are just as much equals as men. and for you Ms. Stacie, you are taking this too literal, I give women credit for what they did and for where they deserve it. Florence Nightingale played a major vital role in history. I am not putting down other females ie: sciencetist laywers, doctors, etc. I am just talking about emotions, females and the presidency.
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What's the difference between a female CEO of a multi-million-dollar, international company and a female in a top government position? One town I used to live in elected a female to the mayor position; it was the best thing that ever happened to that town.
-- quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
EVERYONE MALE OR FEMALE MAKES DECISIONS BASED OFF OF EMOTION, AND NO ONE SEX DOES IT MORE THAN THE OTHER. THAT IS NOT A VALID ARGUEMENT. END OF STORY.
You have a unique voice, so bravely verbalize your thoughts and opinions. The only person that can stop you is yourself.
"I am just saying that at times Women can base decisions off of their emotions, it is harder for a woman to look at something and nut put the emotional aspect into it."
all human beings base their decisions partially on emotions. that's what differentiates us from the robots...we're not purely logical beings. not one of us.
men make illogical, emotionally-based decisions all the time. frankly, most of the time they think with their genitalia instead of their brains (no offense, guys)...not exactly a good guide to decision-making.
furthermore, men tend to me more brash, aggresive, reckless, and impulsive....all things that don't really make the list for positive leadership.
and i'd like to reiterate--some of the greatest political leaders the world has ever known have been women. some of the worst? all men. stalin--extremely impulsive. hitler? a huge ball of nerves. maybe you'd rather one of them was president instead of a woman?
--stacie
"And the reason I think that is because women are wired differently then men. We all know this."
The reason men and women are of the same species is because they share more traits in common than with other animals. Would you rather a male chimp be president than a woman? I hope not. Men and women have the ability to feel the same emotions; they have the same hormones (even if they're in different levels). For example, the fear response pathway and anxiety pathways are definitely the same in men and women. So men too can end up being PMS-y once a month by pure chance, not just due to biology.
Also, the reason that there are checks and balances in our system of government is partially so that the president cannot make rash decisions. So even if a woman president was experiencing a more emotional time, she couldn't just declare war in a time of crisis because the 435 people in Congress would probably not ratify such a bill.
Furthermore, there have been amazing leaders in high government positions in the US. For example, Eleanor Roosevelt not only did amazing work for the poor of our country and gave first ladies power, but she always kept her cool. Sandra Day O'Connor is also touted as an amazing chief justice, and she too managed to keep her PMS from interfering with her work. But maybe they were just on birth control...
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"A cactus is the opposite of a chair. In my house you can sit anywhere but there."
Oye ve. or however you spell that yiddish word, you really think this way and this is why a woman hasn't been a president when numbers show that more than half of this country is made up of women. Women are emotional, more than men agreed but it does not mean that they don't use logic and reasoning. Men have statistically been involved in more car accidents and other shit thatn women, they get into more fights, over silly things and women are built to be all lovey dovey communicative or whatever but not every women is the same, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERNCES is the key word here. WoMAn, take a psych class and some other sociology classes. If you have and you still doubt the capabilities of women, i don't know, you're a hopeless cause. Hillary who is an excellent reasonable person for candidacy should not be at a disadvantage because she is a woman, SHE has proven herself not to be emotional or unreasonable. I mean look at the shit she went through, and she did not make rash decision, spur of the moments. SHe saved her marriage and is still keeping it up, whatever things you said, they do seem sexist and stereo typical.
Above All - Do no harm
gasp! someone else who doesn't hate hillary?! i'm shocked!
i don't know if i'm voting for her, but i definitely don't understand why so many people dislike her so much...it all seems to be personal and has nothing to do with her leadership qualities...perhaps if you are so inclined, you could post about her candidacy and why she'd make a good leader. i would enjoy reading that. =)
--stacie
i'll see if i can. i have a couple of articles i read but...the thing is, Hillary isn't going to be a radical change like most people are afraid of, she's going to be the same kind of leader we are used to seeing. I mean the women wears so many pant suits and looks like such a reasonable sane person, that the only thing people should judge her on is what she says and does not at what she is or what Bill's done, or the sate of their marriage. Anyways, Hillary or Obama, I am also confused, I love the Obama LLAma, but i think he isn't ready for this..
Above All - Do no harm
i agree, i like obama and i think he has a lot of potential, but he has so little experience whereas hillary, as one of the most active first ladies since probably eleanor roosevelt, i feel is pre-eminantly qualified for the position....and her gender has NOTHING to do with it. if anything, i think it'll make her a better leader.
--stacie
i also hope you aren't just saying this for generating discussion because it does offend me that you think that us as women being emotional is a disadvantage, whereas i have thought that although we get emotional, we don't let it cloud our reasoning for the important decisions. and the children thing should and i think it does apply to men and women.
Above All - Do no harm
I agree: women and men are wired differently. But there isn't one way to run a country and I feel a woman could bring a different leadership style to our country. There are plenty of countries with female PM's and Presidents that have thrived under their leadership (even if some of their decisions were not perfect).
Right.
No one's decisions are perfect.
I can name plenty of male presidents who didn't have 100% good presidents.
Actually, I can name 42 of them.
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well...I don't know about you, but my "time of the month" doesn't influence my decision making so much as you say. And I don't agree that men can use their logic any better than women, even if a particular woman happens to be more emotional. The reasons you're employing are the same reasons that people against the original women's rights movement used to argue with saying that women shouldn't vote.