Those Infantile Women

Some things annoy me. Women acting infantile is one of them. Now, it's not that I don't understand the applications of the behavior and the potential reward from adopting it. I'm just annoyed that the behavior's exploitative and does not serve to better the lot of women at all. It's also inconsistent with the general image that women wish to project, being more emotionally mature than equivalent men.

Now, I do not like it when people act submissive. Being infantile, acting childlike and especially like a spoilt child does work at getting what one wants. However, it reinforces the image of the submissive woman (who is unable to engage a man on adult to adult terms) and creates expectations of others to do the same. As a whole, it harms everyone. Men are being manipulated in this way, and whether they realize it and welcome it or despise it, they're going to have to put up with this nonsense as well.

Interestingly, I find this strange behavior more prevalent in societies where women are forced into a submissive position and cannot deal on fair terms. It's probably a way out, but I think it would be better if they set better examples and force the issue with the men instead. While some may point out the nature of power dynamics in a society, it is strange that there is such cowardice that people would rather stick with the status quo than to band together and create a revolution.