Response

So after reading and digesting this information, It started to make me think first artistically. The information about humans expressions and the overall clues as to how one can identify aggression or feelings of aggressions (like through looks, being flustered, etc.) made me think of how these could be portrayed on the camera. Not that I hadn't already had this in my mind, but this made me think more simply about the next photos I take. Much like how you (paul) were saying about catching the moment or the expression in a situation. Also I really like how they were talking about aggression in adults being a learned behavior. This, I feel is very true and then I applied this thought specifically to women. Times are changing now, but for many years women were told to be 'ladylike,' gentle, sensitive, caregivers, lovers, and its why even now I can hardly find any serious amount of information concerning women and aggression. So, no wonder girls or women's forms of aggression is so different than mens'. I mean men have always been told to 'let it out' or be violent, etc. It is no wonder that women tend to play more mind games than men, and even with men. It is a learned behavior. And now with women finally really lashing out and being 'like men,' people are still shocked. But I have always heard women talk about how they just don't understand or were jealous how men could be mad a each other and then slug it out, then it was over and they were buddies again. That's been foreign to us (women) for so long. But even though we are different, we are all still human. And I myself have wished that I beat the shit out of someone during different instances in my life and have urges today to have a violent burst, instead of holding it in. The stereotype is that women cry so much more than men because of our emotions, etc... Maybe its because we have been and are confused, angry, and have learned to let our feelings out with tears...instead of with our fists or violent acts. Because even now (during this time in society) when I am really fucking angry I don't lash out, but cry my anger and frustrations out, because I still feel like I need to keep composure and am supposed to be loving and gentle. Why? This is kinda pissing me off right now as I am writing about it.... hey maybe I'll go cry (haha).