Why does "farting" make women (mothers in particular) shudder?
This question ran through my mind the other night while I was eating dinner with my family. My younger brother had just let a HUGE one go, and my mother, half horrified, half disgusted, got angry at him, telling him that if he did that again, she'd dismiss him from the table. My brothers, dad, and I, however, just started laughing (which made her even more angry). So I asked myself this question.
Afterall, farting is perfectly natural, everybody does it (which is a fact even the most uptight mothers could not even dismiss). But I've found that the reactions of the two genders towards the matter are completely the opposite (as is apparent in the first paragraph). Typically, men laugh and try to outdo each other. Women, on the other hand, are utterly disgusted by even the slightest fart, and may even act as though nothing has occurred when they "accidently" rip one off....
In a book I recently read called "The Fart Book", written by Donald Wetzel, I found an interesting passage. In this book, it discussed a particular fart it deemed "The Girls Don't Fart Fart." This title was followed by a short paragraph which read: "...any fart by a girl. A girl can fart a fart that will shake the walls or blow little birds right out of their nests, but the girl will never give a sign. You are supposed to ignore it. It may be hard to do, but you better do it. With girls, this is the most common fart there is." At first I just laughed, but then I realized that this statement is totally true!
But why do girls simply loathe the concept of farting?
Honestly, it's because there is such a big pressure on women to be what the celebrities and ninny fashion-freaks in Paris deem "lady-like." These people (all of whom fart, though they'd never admit it- even if you held an AK-47 to their heads) tell women that they always need to be "beautiful," and that anything loud or stinky protruding from them is MOST DEFINITELY NOT LADY-LIKE. Most men, though, would just laugh- not to embarass the girl, but to show that it is indeed a funny natural process, and may attempt to outdo her if they were in a competitive mindset.
Farting is a normal process that just happens to BE funny, it's not a sin. There is no reason whatsoever for women to get all offended by it. Everybody does it, everybody HAS to do it- it's just like going to the restroom. It's LIFE! Enjoy it!
This question ran through my mind the other night while I was eating dinner with my family. My younger brother had just let a HUGE one go, and my mother, half horrified, half disgusted, got angry at him, telling him that if he did that again, she'd dismiss him from the table. My brothers, dad, and I, however, just started laughing (which made her even more angry). So I asked myself this question.
Afterall, farting is perfectly natural, everybody does it (which is a fact even the most uptight mothers could not even dismiss). But I've found that the reactions of the two genders towards the matter are completely the opposite (as is apparent in the first paragraph). Typically, men laugh and try to outdo each other. Women, on the other hand, are utterly disgusted by even the slightest fart, and may even act as though nothing has occurred when they "accidently" rip one off....
In a book I recently read called "The Fart Book", written by Donald Wetzel, I found an interesting passage. In this book, it discussed a particular fart it deemed "The Girls Don't Fart Fart." This title was followed by a short paragraph which read: "...any fart by a girl. A girl can fart a fart that will shake the walls or blow little birds right out of their nests, but the girl will never give a sign. You are supposed to ignore it. It may be hard to do, but you better do it. With girls, this is the most common fart there is." At first I just laughed, but then I realized that this statement is totally true!
But why do girls simply loathe the concept of farting?
Honestly, it's because there is such a big pressure on women to be what the celebrities and ninny fashion-freaks in Paris deem "lady-like." These people (all of whom fart, though they'd never admit it- even if you held an AK-47 to their heads) tell women that they always need to be "beautiful," and that anything loud or stinky protruding from them is MOST DEFINITELY NOT LADY-LIKE. Most men, though, would just laugh- not to embarass the girl, but to show that it is indeed a funny natural process, and may attempt to outdo her if they were in a competitive mindset.
Farting is a normal process that just happens to BE funny, it's not a sin. There is no reason whatsoever for women to get all offended by it. Everybody does it, everybody HAS to do it- it's just like going to the restroom. It's LIFE! Enjoy it!
posted by dr.scholl at 10:50
1 Comments:
Oh Man NATE!
I would have never expected it from BoyScoutBoy! :) While I can pretend to shocked and appalled, I find it much more truthful to tell you that I found this witty and humorous. (I was laughing my head off!)
~marie
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