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Post by bollywoodmania on Apr 10, 2011 12:00:28 GMT -5
This quote has been in vogue since centuries ever since Shakespeare's Hamlet said "Frailty thy name is woman". He never said Jealousy but the misquote became more famous than original  . Is this true? Even though I am a woman and want to say no, I feel there is some truthfulness to it as I have seen most of the misunderstanding between women (MIL-DIL), (SIL-DIL), can be traced to this inharent trait of jealousy. Share your opinions.. |
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Post by suhasini on Apr 10, 2011 17:00:42 GMT -5
I have heard this so many times. I do not agree with it - why, my husband cannot stand if I go to a tailor who is a guy! Isn't that jealousy? If a woman says something, they will portray it as jealousy, but if a man does the same, it is labelled as protectiveness, etc.! Worse is, there are moments when I would say something about how one of my friend behaved or something about my female relative, and my husband will shove it aside as, "It is my jealous feeling towards her". It really upsets me because I know that I do not have any jealousy towards them and what I am stating is only with respect to that situation.
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Post by iplrocks on Apr 10, 2011 18:20:20 GMT -5
Jealousy is a human trait. Why single out women ?
But women usually are more vocal in expressing this fundamental trait, so may come across as jealous than men whereas men may internalize it.
In corporate board room meetings, most of the schemes are devised by men and their strategy is based on how jealous they are of rivals. It's not just how to make their company go forward, it's how to make their rivals suffer setbacks. If their decisions are primarily driven by jealousy, why single out women which affect only their small circle of family friends , personal friends and relatives ?
I agree that original quote has been misquoted only to portray women in poor light.
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