His Problems, Her Problems

[SkyeNeko]

Despite all of the gender equality activists (almost everyone i think) and the whole men=women crowd, guys and gals have some obvious differences. What are some sex-specific problems that you experience in daily life (that the other sex understates)? Do you think that ALL sex-based inequalities (ex. the wage gap) are groundless?

I remember a woman who said that the company she wanted to work for wouldn't hire her unless she signed a form saying that she would not get pregnant (intentionally i guess, rape is a surprise) for x number of months, probably so that she wouldnt have maternity leave or something. She was really mad over it. I personally think that if a woman gets pregnant, well thats something that sucks for the company because they need to pay for this woman even though shes not working. Men dont get pregnant.

Also, my dad gives me grief over PMS, saying that I blame it for EVERYTHING (and my bitchy attitude) even though I think that my hormones are still fairly out of whack.

EDIT: feel free to post your own confusion regarding the opposite sex 8D

 

[BonsaiK]

I don't think a men=women crowd exists, or in fact ever did. I don't even know a single person on ANY side of the gender debate who believes that.

The main problem I experience is that people tend to make assumptions because I'm male, which don't always turn out to be correct. Then when some assumptions are proven wrong, they make another bunch of assumptions that I'm a SNAG or whatever which also get proved wrong. Then they get very confused.

Society is very gender-unequal in all sorts of different ways, especially in my professions. Not sure what else you want to know about it, I guess it depends what you're fishing for.

 

[LightningBanks]

I think getting judged as someone looking to get in everyones pants just because Im a man is really annoying, especially since I have a very low sex drive and have quite a few friends that are girls just out of chance more than anything.

Also, facebook is just... I dont get why girls post there problems to the world, especially if they dont want your help when they ask (It just seems attention seeking, Ive come to help you and you tell me to fuck off)

Still, I understand women are different, and I undestand womens differences, and I dont mind, so (generally) smiles all round.

I guess men are expected to tough it out all the time. Oh no, none of those personal talks with friends, that's not allowed!

I think that's a load of bollocks really.

I agree with this iswell

 

[tomtom94]

Any woman who believes she is entitled to get pregnant whenever she wants whilst still claiming pay does not understand business.

Men and women are not the same, they fill different niches. The reason women often end up filling the childcare/homemaker role is not "sexism", it's just that men lack breasts.

Is it really a bad thing that we often fall into the "man providing for family while woman makes the home" stereotype? I think that's the question we need to be asking.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

Reminds me of that dumb song by Beyonce, 'if I were a boy'. As if she became a boy she'd be able to teach them how it's done, when you know in reality she's become an outcast or probably couldn't handle a fist smashing her face in when she says the wrong thing to a jock.

Seriously, it's stuff like that that's so stupid. You don't know how another gender is, you've never gone through what makes them who they are, so don't go spouting shit like you could do it better.

-end rant-

There's plenty of things people underestimate about the other genders, it'll probably never change because you can't truely understand someone 'till you've lived through their life, and even then that doesn't mean you'll come to an agreement.

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

I guess men are expected to tough it out all the time. Oh no, none of those personal talks with friends, that's not allowed!

I think that's a load of bollocks really.

No, they just have to have those personal talks with their cold jaded friend who doesn't fucking care in the slightest. I know this because I'm the cold jaded friend who doesn't fucking care in the slightest and I have to listen to my friends' shit all the time. I don't know why but people tend to vent to ME of all people, knowing full well that if I cared any less about what they were saying I would literally be dead, but they do. All the fucking time, male and female. I wish I could explain it, but I can't.

OT: There are the obvious biological differences, but the stereotype of women being more emotional and sensitive overall is realistically almost always true. Granted, there are always going to be exceptions to any stereotype, but in this case the exceptions are conventionally considered weird. It's usually very easy to tell a guy's personality apart from a girl's personality, even in the case of tomboyish girls.

 

[aPod]

Well now,

Men and women are very different. Theres a reason we come from different planets. Mentally and physically we operate differently. So as people, yes we are different and we always will be. As for equal rights, i'm all for it. There are certain advantages women have being considered a minority. For instance; companies with a majority, 51%, of female owners in the United States are given privilege when it comes to getting a contract to do work or provide a service for the government. Even without the lowest bid.