The toilet seat thing bring up a point. There's this bar I go to where there's a single unisex bathroom. I notice if I go in after a woman the seat's still down. But I think I'm doing women a great service by leaving it up!

retina said:

Last time I checked.

Before I say this, I want to stress that I have undying respect for women like Carrie who are passionate about women's rights and roles.

That being said, I hate being contrary--but I've just never looked at myself as a gender minority. Despite having masochistic supervisors at work, gender's not really a hot topic with me. When it comes to race and orientation, things can get heated, because they're a soft spot. But chromosomes?

I was raised by a single, truck-driving dad. I grew up playing baseball, carrying snakes, and kissing frogs. I'm female in every sense of the word, and I know it's unattractive to say this, but it doesn't define me in any sense whatsoever. I just happened to grow ovaries instead of testicles.

I'm female in every sense of the word, and I know it's unattractive to say this, but it doesn't define me in any sense whatsoever. I just happened to grow ovaries instead of testicles.

INSATIABLE said:

And boobs. Don't forget about boobs.

INSATIABLE said:

i get you. i feel the same way a lot of the time.

I think if women were in charge of everything...

Women would get a couple of days off a month for family emergencies or their monthly visitor.

Health Care would be better.

There would be affordable childcare.

Fat would be sexy, and chocolate would be a food group.

Let's not get started on my penis envy, either...

Sweeny79 said:

Do you think Hillary might make some of that happen?

(shit, Carrie's prophecy is coming true here...)

INSATIABLE said:

Maybe this is way too much information, but I suddenly remember one time when I was having sex with this woman and she was straddling me to start riding, but instead of letting my dick slide in, she pressed it against my stomach and sat down on my balls so that from her perspective, it looked like it was her dick. She just sat there and stared at it, mesmerized. When I asked what was so fascinating she said that she'd always been curious what it would be like to have a penis and now she could get a sense of that. It was pretty bizarre, especially since she was very feminine and didn't come across as someone who would have penis envy at all. But who knows? Maybe it's a common phenomenon.

evenstar said:

It's a blind assumption, but it seems that a large amount of women are ultra-feminine in the way they dress, groom, and behave simply because it's generally more 'attractive' to men (in most societies). Lots of makeup, hair and skin alterations, wardrobe, speaking voice, physical movements, even. We're obviously just animals looking for the best mates, but sometimes I wonder if I'm a freak for forgetting I'm a chick sometimes. It's like there's no association there. I don't feel like a guy, but I sure as hell don't think through the "mind" of a female 99% of the time. I'm just a fucking person.

It's no different than machismo. How much of it is authentic, and how much if it is gender roles and behaving for acceptance's sake?

INSATIABLE said:

Maybe this is way too much information, but I suddenly remember one time when I was having sex with this woman and she was straddling me to start riding, but instead of letting my dick slide in, she pressed it against my stomach and sat down on my balls so that from her perspective, it looked like it was her dick. She just sat there and stared at it, mesmerized. When I asked what was so fascinating she said that she'd always been curious what it would be like to have a penis and now she could get a sense of that. It was pretty bizarre, especially since she was very feminine and didn't come across as someone who would have penis envy at all. But who knows? Maybe it's a common phenomenon.

retina said:

I do that all the time to freak out the master

ZombieKitten said:

And I'm sure it works, doesn't it?

I can't think of anything either, except some men should have to go to school before being allowed to marry

hokie1 said:

I'm not having babies. But even so, it's such a powerful thing, I think it defines us as women, whether we choose to carry one or not.

Besides, men would never be able to take the pain. They'd whine and moan for years after.

hokie1 said:

Thanks Jill, these were exactly the kinds of things I was interested in hearing about.

So your husband is an ESPN addict and remote control juggler eh?

retina said:

OMG if he could he'd have 5 tvs to watch every college football game simultaneously! And yes, I'm dissatisfied with the # of remotes we have.

hokie1 said:

I wanted to ask about every point on your list but since you shouldn't ask about things you don't want to hear the answer for, I decided to leave the farting issue alone.

evenstar said:

It's a blind assumption, but it seems that a large amount of women are ultra-feminine in the way they dress, groom, and behave simply because it's generally more 'attractive' to men (in most societies). Lots of makeup, hair and skin alterations, wardrobe, speaking voice, physical movements, even. We're obviously just animals looking for the best mates, but sometimes I wonder if I'm a freak for forgetting I'm a chick sometimes. It's like there's no association there. I don't feel like a guy, but I sure as hell don't think through the "mind" of a female 99% of the time. I'm just a fucking person.

It's no different than machismo. How much of it is authentic, and how much if it is gender roles and behaving for acceptance's sake?

I think if women were in charge of everything...

Women would get a couple of days off a month for family emergencies or their monthly visitor.

Health Care would be better.

There would be affordable childcare.

Fat would be sexy, and chocolate would be a food group.

evenstar said:

It's a blind assumption, but it seems that a large amount of women are ultra-feminine in the way they dress, groom, and behave simply because it's generally more 'attractive' to men (in most societies). Lots of makeup, hair and skin alterations, wardrobe, speaking voice, physical movements, even. We're obviously just animals looking for the best mates, but sometimes I wonder if I'm a freak for forgetting I'm a chick sometimes. It's like there's no association there. I don't feel like a guy, but I sure as hell don't think through the "mind" of a female 99% of the time. I'm just a fucking person.

And gawd dammit, we ARE in charge of everything. . ."pussy control. . . ouwaah"

NDRU said:

I've never understood why Johnny Depp is so popular among the ladies. Isn't he kind of effeminate?

INSATIABLE said:

Maybe this is way too much information, but I suddenly remember one time when I was having sex with this woman and she was straddling me to start riding, but instead of letting my dick slide in, she pressed it against my stomach and sat down on my balls so that from her perspective, it looked like it was her dick. She just sat there and stared at it, mesmerized. When I asked what was so fascinating she said that she'd always been curious what it would be like to have a penis and now she could get a sense of that. It was pretty bizarre, especially since she was very feminine and didn't come across as someone who would have penis envy at all. But who knows? Maybe it's a common phenomenon.