Researchers claim that jealousy may make women "functionally blind"

I always considered that some emotions hindered some women's ability to think rationally and fairly. This study supports my observations. Apparently jealousy can cause "functional" visual impairment in some people. Of course the researchers were accused of hating women because they didn't conclude that women were either better than men or that women are victims of men. From ABC News: Feeling Jealous? It May Blind You

'Jealousy can be so powerful that it can leave a person "functionally blinded," unable to see key images in their immediate environment. That's the core finding of a study by two psychologists at the University of Delaware, who have been running for cover ever since their study was published in the journal Emotion a few days ago.
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Why Women but Not Men?

It was juicy fodder for the Internet, leading one writer to claim the conclusions proved that "scientists hate women." Other comments, which Laurenceau labeled "venomous," cast doubt upon the scientists' credentials, intelligence, and intentions.

"We're definitely not women haters," Laurenceau said in a telephone interview. "I'm married to one, and I have a daughter."

The study targeted women, Most said, because the sample needed to be homogeneous, and men and women apparently have different attitudes about jealousy. Previous studies have also focused on women, so this adds to that data, and the researchers are considering doing other experiments targeting men, although it's not clear if that is going to happen.'