At the risk of being labelled a misogynist, I shall say what I think, no matter how painful or objectionable to some that may be.
However, I'd like to state very clearly at the outset that I am not a misogynist by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, if I am to be labelled "anti" anything in this connection, then I opt for misandrist rather than misogynist.
I have a big problem in trying to come to terms with the self-indulgence of native British women when it comes to the temporary insanity they undergo each month during pre-menstrual tension (PMT).
According to a British medical organization, more than 100 symptoms have been associated with PMT. These include:
- anxiety
- mood swings
- irritability and
- aggression.
Of course, one cannot blame others for what is beyond their control. However, my cross-cultural experience impels me to question whether the above-mentioned symptoms necessarily have to manifest themselves behaviourally. The logic behind this assertion is very simple: if a woman knows approximately when her period is due and, therefore, when she is likely to experience the symptoms of PMT, then she can suppress the outward manifestations of this syndrome, such as irritability and aggression.
It may surprise some to learn that the first time I had come across the concept of PMT was in Britain. Throughout my entire life in my own country, I had never heard of PMT, nor had I ever witnessed women outwardly exhibiting the symptoms of this syndrome.
There is only one conclusion that I can draw from this. Women who become irritable and aggressive during PMT are quite simply self-indulgent. They use PMT as a licence for otherwise unacceptable and inexcusable behaviour.
Women who misbehave during PMT expect others to put up with their appalling behaviour just because they are on PMT. Unfortunately, British society has come to terms with this and, by and large, men are expected to put up with this monthly feminine psychopathic disorder.
Consequently, millions of people – husbands, boyfriends, brothers, fathers, children – suffer horribly each month because a mother or an adult sister or daughter has given herself licence to behave obnoxiously on the grounds that she has PMT.
I don't accept this and I am perplexed that anyone else does. Would, for instance, the state make an excuse for a woman verbally or physically assaulting a police officer just because she has PMT?