Comments on Julie Pippert: Using My Words: Anger in another language

not sure I understand this post - I'm sure it's go...

2009-09-14T22:13:49.281-05:00

not sure I understand this post - I'm sure it's good and all, but hell, I'm sort of detoxing from cigarettes at the moment so mind's not too clear

as to the Chilean women, yes. Sad and true. But it's not so much an honourable thing. It's a compulsion, a reflex, a lizard brain misfiring that says 'you'll be LEFT if you don't become their servant - and indispensable'

It's not noble. It's certainly not queenly. It's also passive-aggressive in that, if you can be so obviously subservient and officious in these obvious ways, it gives you space to commit all those other tiny infidelities you insist upon day after day

Oh, Julie. So THAT's why I love Betty. :)

2009-09-09T10:45:05.723-05:00

Oh, Julie. So THAT's why I love Betty. :)

I won't be going outside and shooting pigeons or a...

2009-09-09T10:21:12.426-05:00

I won't be going outside and shooting pigeons or anything, but I can understand that kind of frustration with men and their oppression and manipulation.

This is powerful. And so true. I see the anger s...

2009-09-09T08:39:55.430-05:00

This is powerful. And so true. I see the anger swirling around on Facebook and I agree with you.
I was taught as a little girl to swallow my anger -- it was not appropriate for a good girl. It equally sucked to be a little boy, because anger was okay but the softer emotions were not.
Great post!

I really enjoyed reading this! I wish I had worthy...

2009-09-08T16:20:01.164-05:00

I really enjoyed reading this! I wish I had worthy words to tell you I liked it!

i have never seen mad men, but this post makes me ...

2009-09-08T16:18:54.101-05:00

i have never seen mad men, but this post makes me very, very interested....

and i think you are right--people ARE attracted to anger. anger, especially group anger, can make us feel powerful when we are essentially dis-empowered. anger can be a mighty agent driving change and sparking action. but anger can also make us "act out" and can (as you pointed out) simply be a from of self pity that may only serve to make us look like a pouty toddlers.

great and thoughtful post, julie!