Why the self-importance?
2007-02-21 12:34:49 · 9 answers · asked by Pep Streebeck 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Ok, none of you get it. I'll spell it out for you. If a woman is rude to a guy and a guy makes a sarcastic comment back. He has every right to do so, but the woman says "Do you know who I am"?
That's not right. Get over yourselves.
2007-02-21 12:49:19 · update #1
Dances with, yes I'm an idiot. And you're also in your 50s and single. Next.
2007-02-21 12:50:36 · update #2
I have said that before. I didn't mean it in a self-important way though. It was more a statement of feeling misunderstood.
For instance, my husband let me know one time that I "didn't listen" to someone because I didn't understand the same thing that he did from the conversation. It was mostly accusatory when he demanded "didn't you listen???"
I think I may have responded with "do you know who I am?" but it would have been better phrased, "do you know me?" It felt like he actually expected the worst from me when he said that, and I don't generally disregard people's feelings, so I was surprised by the accusatory way the question was posed.
I can't speak for anyone else, but for me, when I asked that, I was actually aiming for validation that he understood my intent rather than whatever it was that he was seeing in me at that moment.
Live well
2007-02-21 16:41:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you view asserting yourself as "putting a woman in her place," then I can understand why your run into a lot of hostile women. If you confront a woman who's more powerful than you - for whatever reason - she has every right to come back at you and question your sanity by asking if you know who she is. If you were put in YOUR "place" (totally stupid idea for either gender), how would you feel, and how would YOU react?
That's what I thought; look who's being "self-important" now... what an idiot.
2007-02-21 20:44:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you talking about? I have never heard of anyone saying" Do you know who I am?" except Emmet Smith. He said it only because he was staying at the hotel I worked at, and we could not upgrade his hotel room to a suite due to the suites being already sold out.
(hehehe! That was about five years ago and I dont work at that hotel anymore so I guess I can "rat him out" now. ) SORRY EMMETT!!!!!
Aaaaanyway, he was obviously not a woman. Why do you think only Women say that? Maybe you have some sort of resentment towards women ????? PERHAPS?????
2007-02-21 20:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by Cuppycake♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am woman and have whitnessed lately that many woman are starting to treat men like children. When a man is right I think it ruins their perfect world of being in control. I am so sick of woman calling men dogs, and children, etc....
Men are people too! I treat my husband with respect. I do not control him and I respect him. He is not a child and sometimes he is right. But, ya know, most of the time I am right! he he
2007-02-21 20:45:40 · answer #4 · answered by Triplescoop 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because when someone "puts someone in their place" they're asserting dominance and the automatic reaction is to stand up for yourself.
Are you serious with this question? Why are you trying to "put women in their place" anyway? What "place" exactly are you trying to put them into?
2007-02-21 20:44:06 · answer #5 · answered by fluffomatic24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I've observed, it's men who actually get more upset when women put them in their place. They tend to resort to calling her a *****.
2007-02-21 20:37:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe the fact that you are trying to put fear in them by implying that you are some VIP
2007-02-21 20:43:30 · answer #7 · answered by Sunshine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they KNOW they're right.
2007-02-21 20:42:02 · answer #8 · answered by [[Abby]] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you serious?
2007-02-21 20:38:27 · answer #9 · answered by Clancy R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋