Women, completely off topic, but

I don't care if I seem sexist for asking this, I need to know.

So the reason I made this thread is because of the perceived power difference between men and women. Or, at least, what I was taught to perceive. I'm almost entirely sure everyone in America has heard the phrase, "The woman is always right." But I could be wrong. The point still stands, that is an entirely untrue statement. Okay maybe not entirely, as I don't believe in right or wrong, but it still suggests that nothing a woman can say can be improved or refuted. For argument's sake, I won't go into philosophy about this, and to keep things simple I will say that that is obviously wrong and has some mal side effects. I will explain later. I say this because I know plenty of women, and I think each one if them has said something that isn't true.

Now, I totally get the whole "don't embarrass girls, they are sensitive" mentality, but that just isn't fair. I get embarrassed all the time, and some of those times it's not entirely because I'm being exposed for something actually wrong. So clearly that can not be the real reason people say it, as women are only as sensitive as I am (pretty sensitive but sh).

So the only other option I can think of is that women can't handle being wrong, so if I prove a woman wrong, not to prove her wrong but let's take the extreme case of maybe I know something she doesn't about her safety, and I'm trying to help her, she will then hold a grudge against me without any real cause or, as people who purport this idea would have me believe, any real way to deal with the situation before it basically gets out of hand. Because people are really vague about the whole thing, like, what, is she just gonna snap one day if I don't do what she says? That seems like a possibility because obviously I'm okay for now. And if it's a gradual disappearance thing, like most people, then it all just comes down to them not being willing to handle their emotion. I say that as in general, like if I did the same, I would be acting out of emotion.

And that brings me to my next point: women don't need to always be right. That is something that men do, as it goes. Women aren't stubborn and they also don't need men or anyone else to give them a break, they can handle themselves. They can clearly still get a word in without being "right." And I'm not talking about celebrities, either, as people do unfairly judge female celebrities for dumb shit. Except maybe the Kardashians...

Anyway, I'm talking about one on one, "meaningful" relationships, as meaningful as they can be. Is my girlfriend really that pathetic that she can't handle being wrong? I know she's not, but that is what the saying would have me think. And yeah, I could see that maybe this is just a way to give power back to women, to give them a break from being put down all these years.... And then I think about how many queens there must have been. How long has this saying been around?

Two things: One, many queens could mean we are doing something "right". Two, could this saying refer to a queen of some kind? It seems like evil propaganda the likes of which a powerful establishment might make, none of which seem like the opposite of literally insecure. Otherwise they wouldn't kill naysayers.

I know it isn't actually a thing, women are NOT always right, and they are basically the same as men: I can expect out of a woman what I could expect out of myself, and that's what I'm getting at here. Making something "special" doesn't make it infallible, and even though yes, I get it, it's a way to express how special they are to us, it's unrealistic to say, believe, or practice the idea that women are always right. That's because that would imply that they are somehow weaker or just plain evil, as it could be they are working against me, but that's just another irrational idea created by this one!

So, women, my question to you is, am I right, or am I wrong?
Am I right, OR am I right?
(Little bit snazzier, don't you think?)








PS, I love you

Edit: Oh holy crap I see what you guys mean imma fix that up right away yesssireeegal
Also, Idc that this is already obvious, I made it even more so

 

@UnrepentantAntiHero oh thank god

 

Damn, I did not read this entire thread because it's super long. The phrase "the woman is always right" is not meant to be taken literally. Obviously women are wrong all the time. they're human.

 

Err maybe I got lost when thinking about my own real life examples. It also seems pretty consistent and honestly I was more curious if people actually believed this. Your response and the one before it were, I'm almost embarrassed to say, totally unexpected. But thank you very much. C:

 

I believe it

 

Same here, way tldr.

You're (op) over thinking this.

Dont take it literally. If you're in a relationship you choose your battles.

All communication is a loving response or a cry for help. If shes not loving you then it's a cry for help and youd do best by seeing it from her side before you take up arms to defend what you think is right

 

Hahaha slow down there bucko
I'm only talking about the phrase and the idea
I can assure you, I am well aware of how communication works, the problem was that this idea is a generally accepted notion and I guess I wanted to know why.
I did not write this thread very well, I admit.

But thank you for your advice. I can't say I fully agree but it is helpful to the discussion.

And you are awesome.

 

Thanks nan, appreciate it. You too are awesome

 

Holy shit, paragraphs.

 

Lol I'm on mobile
It looks just fine to me!

 

I agree.

 

1. Please for the love of dear baby Jesus just use paragraphs
2. I’ve never heard anybody seriously suggest that women are always right.
3. You over analysed this, and you don’t need to be so courteous when discussing things such as gender. Just say what you think without constantly covering your ass, sugar coating and over compensating for your opinion because you think people will find it controversial

ps you have a nice name

 

Scruck you

Edit: (is this what you had in mind?)

 

Still not any better