Women and Power
Driving home tonight I was thinking about the fact that men throughout history typically exercise power through physical or direct methods. I'm going to do some gross generalization here but women typically lack the chemistry or physiology to exert their force of will in the manner that men do. This produces some interesting social interactions I've observed. Don't get me wrong. This by no means women are powerless in society. Also throughout history there are famous women (Cleopatra for example) who have risen to the top by no accident. Women have had to learn to get power through alternate means. Means in the form of passive-aggressive and manipulative behavior. I have observed this in various forms throughout my life. It is pretty different in comparison to dealing with my dude friends. Guys tend to be more direct. If there is a disagreement they will fight or whatever then "hug it out, bitch". It is a different story with women sometimes. They like t...