Legitimate Question - can we really trust a women to be president given PMS?

Question

I know that PMS has different implications for different women, but is it really safe to trust the world's largest collection of nuclear weapons to someone who may suffer from irrational bouts of anger once a month?

Not trying to sound sexist...

Answer 1

ROFL.... Can we really trust a MAN? Men are the ones with the overactive fight-or-flight reflex. (Compared to women, anyway.)

Seriously, I understand if you're asking an honest question. The truth is that men actually have more difficulty staying cool in high-stress situations than women. Women get depressed more and may get PMS, but it is men who's adrenaline shoots off the charts when they feel challenged. I'd actually trust a WOMAN with her finger on the little red button over a man, all else being equal. I think the majority or either gender can handle themselves, however.

EDIT: WOW! Five thumbs down to science! Woohoo! You know, the view that women are "too emotional" (in this context) compared to men has been REFUTED by science. Men are just as controlled by stress reactions and hormones - more so in times of short challenges or bursts of stress. They get "more excited" and have more trouble calming down. This is true whether you like it or not.

EDIT: Gray, the American people did not elect George Bush. We actually voted in Al Gore the first time. He was "appointed". The fact that you think Americans would EVER refer to Bush as "intellectual" is a riot. Even Republicans wouldn't go that far. The anti-America bashing is only charming in an UN-MIXED forum. Otherwise, it's tiresome. Besides, your speech patterns label you as an American, at least for a number of years. Correct me if I'm wrong on that.

Answer 2

Whoever gets the job would get the job because they were judged by the electorate to be the most fit for the position. If a woman candidate had a problem with mood swings etc resulting from PMS, it would undoubtedly not go unnoticed during her campaign etc. Plenty of men have had mood swings in office. Any woman who can succeed in a "man's world" of politics already knows how to deal with emotions and to reign them in as necessary. The question might be a legitimate one, but really wouldn't apply in this type of situation. As an example to prove my point, one could argue that a woman shouldn't be a surgeon or an emergency room doctor because if she had PMS one day, it could cost someone their life. What if a woman was a chemist for a major pharmaceutical company that was doing drug trials on volunteers? Suppose the woman had a PMS moment and used just a little too much of a certain chemical. It could have disastrous consequences. I mean, this logic really isn't logical. PMS is not the issue here. Many women have it and many women don't. I for one have never had it. At issue here is how a woman OR a man, handles stress and changing conditions, such as how they are feeling on a particular day, and other factors that can affect their level of stress. If a person is able to handle stress in a calm and professional manner, then that would be an indicator that they would at least be trustworthy to not push the red button if they were President.

Answer 3

This is a sexist question. Based on what I've seen male American president's do, how can we trust a man to be president again? It would be interesting to see if women are just as capable of making the same stupid aggressive decisions male presidents have made. I don't see how a female US president could do worse.

Right now, women are the President of Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Ireland, Chile, Liberia, Latvia, Philippines, Bosnia, and Nouvelle Caledonie. Women are the
Prime Minister of Germany, New Zealand, Moçambique, and Jamaica. The world has not come to an end, even though all these women are running countries world-wide.

Answer 4

Irrational bouts of anger once a month-compared to the testosterone driven every day rage? In my opinion, a woman wouldn't want to be president. Let the men all sit around blowing smoke up each others skirts while it is the women who are making the world turn. Not to sound sexist either.

Answer 5

Nice Legitimate Question.. But men have their bouts of a temperamental display once a month too.. You just do not have the Physical aspect of it..

So do you imagine her having a PMS sort of day and someone makes her angry and she goes for the red button.. lol. that's cute..

Any one man or women can be level headed.. In fact when pressure is on and a highly stressful situation it depends upon ones demeanor and collectives no one is safe from this area of emotion..

PMS is putting up with men's Sh**...So I feel a women president would do well..

Answer 6

Since women outnumber men and we haven't gone on bloody rampages savagely killing men that ask stupid questions when we have PMS, then the Presidency is safe. Yet, we trust a man that has split our military between two countries, has engaged us in another Vietnam, and has made us more of a laughing stock than at any other time in US history. Yeah, a man is infinitely better.

Answer 7

Both genders can suffer from mood swings each month. In men there is irritable man syndrome that has side effects much similar to a woman's pms. So the real question is...can we trust any gender to be president given that both can be equal sufferers of mood disorders?

Answer 8

The PMS would have absolutely nothing to do with my opinion on this. Most of the men who have been president suffer from ethical issues that have infinitely more impact on this than PMS. Any person that could become president would have to either have minimal health issues or manage them well anyway, male or female.

Answer 9

Too bad. You did sound sexist. People like you play the PMS card constantly, and it's never been implicated in any problems past female leaders have had.

Answer 10

Depends on the person, just like with men. SOME women get horribly moody with PMS. And SOME men just have rotten tempers for no reason and can't be trusted either. What's the difference?

Answer 11

Yes, you are sounding sexist. Women have been heads of state of numerous countries. For example, Angelika Merkel is currently chancellor of Germany. Germany has a population of roughly 80 million people, and is the economic powerhouse driving the European Community.

No matter who you elect, the moron you voted in (TWICE, I might add) can't be beat. Some example of American manhood you've got yourselves there. The whole world laughs at him!

PS: never had PMS and never known anyone to have PMS. In a few years, I will be 50. If I haven't seen any evidence of this mysterious phenomena by now then I think it's safe to say it's as rare a find as an intelligent republican president.

If you want to talk about "irrational bouts of anger " all you need to do is add up all the male convicts in the system who are violent offenders. Now add up all the female convicts who are violent offenders. Compare and contrast.