Comments on: Testosterone (Pt. 1): An Open Apology to Men http://www.freedomreeves.com/2009/04/testosterone-pt-1-an-open-apology-to-men/ The intersection between media, social justice and meaning Sat, 02 Jul 2011 23:27:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Myk Dyaleks http://www.freedomreeves.com/2009/04/testosterone-pt-1-an-open-apology-to-men/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Myk Dyaleks Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:03:38 +0000 http://www.freedomreeves.com/?p=374#comment-127 Thank you wouldn't even be enough...u just simplified a problem men and women have been having for awhile...although emoting....regardless of the emotion is essentially what our "developed sense of consciousness" allows us to process actions as. Things were so much easier when we were running on just bare instinct. Thank you wouldn’t even be enough…u just simplified a problem men and women have been having for awhile…although emoting….regardless of the emotion is essentially what our “developed sense of consciousness” allows us to process actions as. Things were so much easier when we were running on just bare instinct.

]]> By: Carl http://www.freedomreeves.com/2009/04/testosterone-pt-1-an-open-apology-to-men/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Carl Mon, 11 May 2009 20:49:35 +0000 http://www.freedomreeves.com/?p=374#comment-47 I just wanted to give a sincere thank you for a post like this. Coming from a male perspective, explain to women the challenges we face with regard to social perceptions is always hard. I won't get into the sexual instinct angle but the struggles to conform to some overriding standard of masculinity are hard. Lots of brothers have really poor self-esteem that develops from not earning enough money or being conceived as a "strong" man. I appreciate the simple admission. Its the first step to healing our relationships and families. I just wanted to give a sincere thank you for a post like this. Coming from a male perspective, explain to women the challenges we face with regard to social perceptions is always hard. I won’t get into the sexual instinct angle but the struggles to conform to some overriding standard of masculinity are hard. Lots of brothers have really poor self-esteem that develops from not earning enough money or being conceived as a “strong” man. I appreciate the simple admission. Its the first step to healing our relationships and families.

]]> By: Free Reeves http://www.freedomreeves.com/2009/04/testosterone-pt-1-an-open-apology-to-men/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Free Reeves Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:17:23 +0000 http://www.freedomreeves.com/?p=374#comment-41 I felt the need to apologize because I never tried to understand men with the lens of acceptance. I only tried to understand them in terms of what they "should" do or how they "should" act, because of how women act. I've never been flooded with testosterone, told by other men that I shouldn't cry, or had my self-worth equated with earning power and sexual prowess. In short, I've never accepted that men live in a separate world than women do. I felt the need to apologize because I never tried to understand men with the lens of acceptance. I only tried to understand them in terms of what they “should” do or how they “should” act, because of how women act. I’ve never been flooded with testosterone, told by other men that I shouldn’t cry, or had my self-worth equated with earning power and sexual prowess. In short, I’ve never accepted that men live in a separate world than women do.

]]> By: Kristal http://www.freedomreeves.com/2009/04/testosterone-pt-1-an-open-apology-to-men/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Kristal Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:03:28 +0000 http://www.freedomreeves.com/?p=374#comment-40 It sounds to me essentially what your open apology is saying is that everything we, as women, were raised or conditioned to believe about men/relationships is very warped in the sense that we are encouraged to think of ourselves first and others second. When we do this we become blind to a lot of things and end up very limited in our perspectives. I agree but it's a bittersweet touche' and a lot to absorb because we have to unplug and become rewired. It's like we're at this phase of discovery- we now know things that we didn't quite fully understand before but what do we do now? Knowing and accepting the nature of others, primarily men, is a like a punch to the face, it hurts, may potentially scar, and will eventually heal over time. As far as the hormones-women are affected by testosterone too. When testosterone levels spike and estrogen drops in some women during their cycles they become insatiable lol And that's just a little spike- imagine if the stuff was running full throttle through our bodies daily-we'd be out of control! It takes and INCREDIBLY strong man not to act on those impulses- the mind can only ward off the the body's desires for so long. It sounds to me essentially what your open apology is saying is that everything we, as women, were raised or conditioned to believe about men/relationships is very warped in the sense that we are encouraged to think of ourselves first and others second. When we do this we become blind to a lot of things and end up very limited in our perspectives. I agree but it’s a bittersweet touche’ and a lot to absorb because we have to unplug and become rewired.

It’s like we’re at this phase of discovery- we now know things that we didn’t quite fully understand before but what do we do now? Knowing and accepting the nature of others, primarily men, is a like a punch to the face, it hurts, may potentially scar, and will eventually heal over time.

As far as the hormones-women are affected by testosterone too. When testosterone levels spike and estrogen drops in some women during their cycles they become insatiable lol And that’s just a little spike- imagine if the stuff was running full throttle through our bodies daily-we’d be out of control! It takes and INCREDIBLY strong man not to act on those impulses- the mind can only ward off the the body’s desires for so long.

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