rhetorical questions
I'll preface this posting by mentioning that I was thinking very very hard about Carrie Bradshaw and her "Sex and the City" column-writing techniques. Although it's easy to associate her writing with constant questioning, you have to understand that women really do think like that. We question everything because that's the key to our survival. The one that forces the dead carcass away from the subordinate female is the one who maintains a keen and inquisitive view about her surroundings. Makes connections between seemingly ordinary routines and bizarre facts about relationships. Seriously, listen in on any conversation between 2 or more women, and you'll find out that at least 50% of the conversation consists of questions--most of which are completely unanswerable.This is why men and women cannot communicate successfully most of the time. When a man asks a question, he expects an answer. Guys, I know what you're thinking: "Well, what's the point of asking a question if I'm not going to get an answer?" It's perfectly binary--problem to solution, question to answer. To tell you the truth, and not just to stereotype or judge, but when a guy asks too many questions (especially rhetorical ones), he just comes off as being a bit of a jerk. Or insecure.
In Women World, it's completely understandable. We don't ask questions simply to get an answer; we ask questions so that other women can support our confusion. Most of the protocol answers don't even make sense in the first place (i.e. "Why hasn't he called me back?" leads to "No honey, of course he'll call. Let's go shopping!"), but we say them anyway.
So I ask this question: why do guys dig crazy chicks?
"Nice guys finish last"? Please. Nothing compared to "Girls without a pair of neuroses bites the dust." Perhaps it's the same reason why lots of girls dig bad boys: they're unpredictable, and we can't understand their state of mind. So do guys like crazy chicks because they can't understand them, and therefore feel like they don't need to try? Angelina Jolie played a total psycho chick in "Girl, Interrupted," and now she's the hottest chick in America.
This leads to question number 2: could this be a reason why the depression rate for women has gone up so drastically over the years?
Is depression the new "cool" disease? Instead of cutting their wrists, are girls now finding a new way out of normality? If you thought PMS was an excuse to be a bitch, imagine having a doctor's note explaining why everyone should love you anyway. Don't get me wrong, I totally understand how many women are actually depressed and do need help. I'm just pointing out that there are a bunch of charlatans out there as well, but we can't point fingers because depression is so hard to diagnose. And who am I to say anything? My psychology professor basically told our class that all poets are depressed, and can only write in a state of depression. How nice.
Honestly, I didn't expect this entry to take this weird turn. My psych course just happened to focus a lot on depression, and this is perhaps my brain's way of compensating for the time I wasted not studying.
So, Christmas. I was totally surprised this year with my gifts. My sister got me the pair of Juicy Couture pants that I wanted. My parents already gave me my gift a while ago when I blew a shitload of money on a shopping spree. Karl got me a box of G Collection Godiva chocolates, but they're so beautiful I can't bring myself to eat them. Seriously, they look plastic and gorgeous and way too expensive. I also got a pair of snowboarding goggles from Karl's parents, which I totally did not expect.
Still, it didn't really seem like Christmas at all today. All rainy and whatnot. Seemed like a regular day in October, and I can't complain because I actually enjoy having unseasonably warm weather once in a while.
posted by Tiffany @ 12:46 AM
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