Is There Anything Good About Being a Man?
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"Don't bother your pretty little head with that stuff"
"loL b*tCh gEt bAcK in the kitchen"
"women logic!"
"But... you're a girl. how come you can do/understand/like ________"
plus, y'all have a 99.9% chance of... you know... 'climaxing' during sex. We only have a 40% chance, and that's a liberal estimate. And also, you'll never have to deal with a guy being mad at you because you 'emasculated' him by beating him at a sport of video game. "Oh, hun, you have to make less than I or i won't be able to stick it up" ugh.
Also, the internet, and increasingly pop culture, is full of sexist shit.
OT: men don't have to deal with any of this shit
"loL b*tCh gEt bAcK in the kitchen"
"women logic!"
"But... you're a girl. how come you can do/understand/like ________"
plus, y'all have a 99.9% chance of... you know... 'climaxing' during sex. We only have a 40% chance, and that's a liberal estimate. And also, you'll never have to deal with a guy being mad at you because you 'emasculated' him by beating him at a sport of video game. "Oh, hun, you have to make less than I or i won't be able to stick it up" ugh.
Also, the internet, and increasingly pop culture, is full of sexist shit.
OT: men don't have to deal with any of this shit
Having two X chromosomes is actually much more beneficial if you look at genetic disease probabilities.Plus, the Y chromosome itself is merely a broken off fraction of a full X chromosome. Also, the fact that we don't have balls is a great way to tip the playing field in a fight(you can kick them in the nuts, they can't kick you in the nuts).Thedutchjelle said:
Sadly the whole one-X-more-diseases thing is sad indeed, but on the other hand, uh, more males are color blind! So if you're a male, you have a higher odd of seeing the world completely different than all the other non-colour blind humans! How awesome is that?iRevanchist said:
(Totally dodged that, did I? )
lol, and if you're born with fragile X syndrome, a common male disease that causes mental retardation, you'll see the world through innocent eyes! male physiology is great!Thedutchjelle said:
ShadowStar42 said:
I fear you missed my point. I know now that many people find golliwog to be offensive. I got into trouble for talking about golliwogs, those mischievous being from a TV series of my child hood. I should stress that at the time of this trouble I had no IDEA that golliwog could be taken offensively. To me it was just a thing in a TV series from when I was 4. Now someone took massive offence to this. To the point of it almost starting a fight. But I couldn't have possibly known. I had to ask my mum at age 17 why there were so angry because I didn't understand, at which point I was enlightened.
Now, I dont am I more racist for saying something that to me had no overt connotations of ANYTHING outside of a childs TV show, or now for deliberately avoiding the topic in case I offend someone.
Some perspective is in order. Its difficult for us to rationalise using a racist term in anything but an offensives way. This is what you took me to mean. I said that I should be able to say something racist and saw that as I was tempted to say something racist. This was not my point. My point was I could say anything, even something racist, because I couldnt even understand how someone could fine it offensive, over more, no one ELSE could find it offensive.
I hope this help illuminate my viewpoint somewhat more effectively. While I am not naive enough to believe we should start this now, are we really helping when we tell kids that you should take offence at this or you should never call someone of this race this (because that is essentially what this boils down too) if I call someone a cripple with no over connotations, its just a word, after all I dont see someone who needs a wheel chair as a cripple, that not how I think, they are disabled because that how I was brought up, then cripple has no over connotations to me about someone else inability to do something. Its just a word.
Europe is still a continent divided true, but far more unified than ever, its been what nearly 70 years since we had a war.
We poke fun at each other but there is a distinct difference between having a laugh at the French or Germans and hating them. We are united by a common history. It gives us someone to beat in Sport. In the same way people from NY hate on Red Necks. You wouldn't go to war with them. You poke fun and celebrate when your team beats them in the Super Bowl.
Because Samuel Jackson isnt one of the most well know, "I want to be him" people in the world. I will admit that certainly when your wife was growing up this was likely a problem, but every year it is less and less a problem. Hell you have a Black President, an amazingly popular one in Europe it has to be said, there might still be some ignorant pricks around but the change has happened...PAST TENSE. We cant go back, its too late. Every year the balance of racial background enter more and more into proportion.
But, having said that, I still disagree with your statement from the very outset, "people that look like her", is intrinsically a discriminatory view, because you are putting a value on race. It is more important that they are my race, not they are successful, that isn't enough, they have to be my race. Im not saying its your wifes fault, in the same way my mum cant help being something of a neo feminist, she grew up when being a woman in construction just wasnt done, Ive seen rejection letters that read "unfortunately we cannot accept you as a building site is no place for a woman" and Ive heard the stories of having to make special arrangements because the female QS is coming on site.
Thats FINE she had to fight for her position, just as your wife likely did or indeed yourself. But my sister doesn't, my friend Joules doesn't. As a result to put these ideas and beliefs into them is wrong, its infusing them with a belief of something they no longer needs. Its important we remember these struggles, but we cannot let them define us forever. Otherwise we will continue to penalise a generation that largely does not see skin colour as anything but a genetic quirk.
Yes, they are children. Even if look at myself retrospectively, I was treated most as an adult at 16, I officially became a fully fledged adult at 18 yet at 22 I cannot believe how ignorant short sited and childish I was.maddawg IAJI said:
Idd with you that American history is both short and relatively dull. I will even agree with you that I think spending the last 3 years of your compulsory education doing it is.....Questionable. What do you do memorise all the presidents?
I should clarify I think that the UK schooling system is somewhat different. Our "High School" 11-16, at which point we enter college voluntarily at 16-18 where topics of study change somewhat and diversify, you can do, for example, an Alevel (16-18) in classic civilisations or philosophy. At GCSE (the last 2 years of our "High School" 14-16) History is actually 1 year on the rise and fall of the Weimar Republic and all the various bits like the Soviet revolution, the Treaty of Versie the peace conferences, the Fall of the Wall, the holocaust etc, with 2 modules in the other year focusing on one of the following: Crime and Punishment through the ages, The History of Medicine, The Wild West, The collapse of the British Empire, The Irish Conflict or Media Through Time. There might also be a modules now on Terrorism and the Iraq War Im not sure.
You can see that in light of this my views on the necessity of teaching Ancient civilisations might actually be a bit jaded as all of these have real value in understanding the world around us.
In this, I will cede to your argument and plead ignorance on the US education system.
I love it how the most commonly-occuring response is the one about peeing standing up! I swear, if I was a man for a day I would spend most of my time drinking water so I could appreciate this.
Also, forgot about the sleeping with loads of people makes you a hero rather than a villain thing. Also, I have noticed that if a woman sleeps with a man who is in a relationship, she is automatically branded a home-wrecker/slut/etc., whereas when it's the other way round (i.e. a man sleeping with a woman who isn't single) there is not remotely the same level of scorn heaped upon the man (and of course the woman in the relationship is branded a cheating whore/slut/etc.).
Yeah I think I would be so irresponsible if I got to be a man for a day, I would probably just go around peeing everywhere and sleeping with people...
Also, forgot about the sleeping with loads of people makes you a hero rather than a villain thing. Also, I have noticed that if a woman sleeps with a man who is in a relationship, she is automatically branded a home-wrecker/slut/etc., whereas when it's the other way round (i.e. a man sleeping with a woman who isn't single) there is not remotely the same level of scorn heaped upon the man (and of course the woman in the relationship is branded a cheating whore/slut/etc.).
Yeah I think I would be so irresponsible if I got to be a man for a day, I would probably just go around peeing everywhere and sleeping with people...
Something you might come to learn quickly if you attempt this that it takes quite a bit of effort and a lot of luck (hence the differing gender perspectives). The sleeping around thing at least... not the peeing thing, that's pretty easy to do... unless you actually do intend to pee everywhere, in which case you'll probably land in jail for indecent exposure, sexual harrasment and defacement of public property.robot slipper said:
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@seespotrun, I'm still waiting for you to post an equivilent list for female priviliges. Until I see it, I can't really take the very specific, subjective and presumptive list seriously.
On topic, as far as the good goes, kind of depends on your personal experiences doesn't it? My life would actually be much "better" in it's current state if I were a woman.
What, even though you would have to pee sitting down??!! Surely things can't be that bad!DevilWithaHalo said:
(I hope I haven't really put my foot in it here and you have prostate cancer or something. In which case, I'm sorry, and will stop making peeing jokes.)
I'm no male but I'll give you my two cents based on pure speculation.
And yeah, sorry, but I'm gonna say the pee standing up thing as well. I cannot, for the life of me, pee anywhere except on a toilet which is very annoying when you're taking very very very long trips. Especially when a guy can just whip it out and pee anywhere he wants.
And this probably won't go for all guys, but one of the things I like about them so much is that hanging out with them is, in general, less complicated than hanging out with women. In general, if a man has a problem with you, he'll tell you to your face. Unfortunately, this is less common with most girls. So.. simplicity might be the word I'm looking for here, though not meant in a bad way.
But yeah, as someone mentioned earlier, I am also starting to get curious about that list of things that are so good about being a female.
And yeah, sorry, but I'm gonna say the pee standing up thing as well. I cannot, for the life of me, pee anywhere except on a toilet which is very annoying when you're taking very very very long trips. Especially when a guy can just whip it out and pee anywhere he wants.
And this probably won't go for all guys, but one of the things I like about them so much is that hanging out with them is, in general, less complicated than hanging out with women. In general, if a man has a problem with you, he'll tell you to your face. Unfortunately, this is less common with most girls. So.. simplicity might be the word I'm looking for here, though not meant in a bad way.
But yeah, as someone mentioned earlier, I am also starting to get curious about that list of things that are so good about being a female.
hmm Ill tryNorthernStar said:
"in certain situations" wont get the crap beaten out of you for being "not manly" enough
and dont have to comform to (downright retarded) rules and veiws on "masculinity" <-again that one only comes up in certian situations
can have multiple orgasms (I think)
can probably get away with geeky things more without being labled a "loser"
having interests in certain things can get you attention..though often it might not be wanted
Muttonchops-its all about the muttonchops! Granted some women could probably grow them as well but the reception may be less then positive....