“It is not thought wise to have anyone ‘emotional’ in any position of importance.”
By whom? People who would like to “be able to have a beer” with a President?
I think Vassar is a little more accurate here, but that people only apply the lack of emotion within a narrow field that relates to their specialty at work. It would not be beyond the pale to see someone cheering enthusiastically for a sports team, for example.
It seems to me that social consensus accepts expression of strong feelings by women, just not by men.
Traditionaly, women were thought inferior to men precisely because they were thought to have stronger feelings.
It is not thought wise to have anyone “emotional” in any position of importance.
But “emotional” is usually interpreted to mean that your feelings are easily swayed.
“It is not thought wise to have anyone ‘emotional’ in any position of importance.”
By whom? People who would like to “be able to have a beer” with a President?
I think Vassar is a little more accurate here, but that people only apply the lack of emotion within a narrow field that relates to their specialty at work. It would not be beyond the pale to see someone cheering enthusiastically for a sports team, for example.