Okay, it's not easy being a woman. I know! We have the 28-day curse, an insanely short window for conception (compared to men, who can conceive children well into their eighties), earn approximately 77 cents for every dollar a man earns doing the same work in the US, are under-represented in business and government and- in too many parts of the world today- are sold off as brides while still children or even just killed in infancy. Being a woman or a girl today is easier than in the past but still no picnic.
Nevertheless there are some advantages to being a woman. Just ask poor Henrik Rummel, the US Olympic rower and bronze medalist who has been the butt of jokes this month (Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, I'm looking at you!) over some rather unfortunate shorts he was photographed in during the medal ceremony at the London Olympics.
Rummel is second from the left and, as you may notice, the dude is packing some serious heat. To be more straightforward, the entire world can see the exact outline of Rummel's penis in his black spandex shorts. The unfortunate rower was accused of having an erection, no doubt due to his patriotic pride. Rummel has been doing damage control ever since, stating on his twitter account: "This is me and I swear it's not erect! I don't know how it got in that position, but there you go."
Well, whatever Rummel's situation was, at least we women can take comfort in this: our erections are always discreet. We make out with our dance partners on the nightclub floor for hours and are still be able to sashay away for a beer... leaving the objects of our affection crouched over in their seats saying: "Uh- why don't you get my beer too while you're at it." Poor dopes.
Okay, it's not much of a compensation for the troubles women face... but it's something.
Have any reasons why being a woman has advantages over being a man?
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I never get speeding tickets.
Mmm... none.
All's fair IMO.
idk, i kind of always imagined being a girl is like being a bug. like they both have a dim perception that nature played a cruel trick on them, but they lack the intelligence to really comprehend the magnitude of it.
@TheNotoriousGOD@xanga - Lmao, I love when people unknowingly self-reflect.
How often do you start your comments with "idk, i kind of always imagined being a girl..."?
ha ha ha ha omg wow.... My 4yr old was reading over my shoulder (actually he is sitting on our 2nd desk stool while commenting on all the pictures.. and his first comment was "Mommy I see that boy's penis!"
I know I have advantage over my hubby... those would be Boobs! I swear a little cleavage will get him doing pretty much anything i ask..=)
Women can rationalize the shit out of anything. Anything.
Poor guy...he can't even enjoy his medal with the focus being on his penis. Come on people....leave the man alone!
The best thing about being a woman....if you lie to us we always found out. ;)
It doesn't look erect, just like it is in a weird position.
With that said, there is never a time I am not glad I am a woman. If I had a penis, I would cry every morning when I woke up.
it looks hot. IT IS ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!!!!
it isn't really the "same" work, same work-sure, but productivity-wise, no, that varies. an example would be that some of my past and current coworkers are a bit of slackers. some do the basic necessities, while others might go above and beyond, do extra work after hours maybe, ask to help others, eager to learn, first to arrive and last one to leave, etc, then might get a raise/promotion or awards to recognize that they are better than the rest
so if you do the "same" work like everybody else or do the bare minimum that keeps your job and paycheck, but not much else to maybe advance to a higher wage due to putting in more effort that is seen by the boss, then you'll make the "same" wage. and one person might learn more skills and do basically the same work plus a little more, thus they might make a little bit more money. I'm not defending males. I've seen both genders at my work exhibit average work ethic behavior, so they remain at the same wage and same position for years. there's a work ethic difference for each person.
I definitely think the trials men and women face are pretty equal.
@TheNotoriousGOD@xanga - from Calvin & Hobbes, right?
2 off the top of my head:
Men die 5-7 years earlier than women.
When a woman is raped, people are less likely to claim that her 'getting wet' means that she consented. A man with an erection is considered a man who consents in most peoples eyes.
Yeah, being able to be aroused without it being obvious is nice. I also like that I have boobs. Just because they are fun to have.
@wildchildofthebluemoon@xanga - You, my friend, have clearly not been to the Middle East. Or Africa. Or India.
@phoebester@xanga - Its true; I haven't been to any of those places. I was speaking as an American woman.
@AmorVomnia7@xanga - The first one is a legitimate advantage, yeah, agree! Walk into any nursing home and you can see that the population is almost always about 85% female.
The second one seems pretty labored in terms of an advantage. I mean, if you want to discuss rape, any way you slice it women come out at a disadvantage. They are faaaaar more likely to get raped, to get sexually assaulted and to contract STDs and unwanted pregnancies from the experience.
@TheNotoriousGOD@xanga - LOL! I was about to spit hot lead at that comment until another commenter realized you were quoting Calvin from "Calvin and Hobbes."
High five!
@Digital_Angel21@xanga - Lol yeah... except I personally hate boobs. They bounce around too much, require expensive underwear, get saggy in old age, are uncomfortable and often develop cancers. Ugh. Don't like boobs. Just cumbersome necessities for getting dates
Advantages women have:
1) If you date a younger member of the opposite sex, you are a "cougar," not a pervert
2) You get lower car insurance premiums
3) You don't get drafted (unless you're Israeli)
4) You don't have to shave your face every day
5) Testicular cancer is not an issue
6) If you buy porn, you're "exploring your sexuality" and are not a pervert. You can buy "Fifty Shades of Grey" without shame
7) Greater chance of being admitted into engineering, math and technology-oriented schools if you show a talent for the hard sciences.
8) Can cry in public without being seen as a total wuss (most of the time).
9) Pressure is not on you to perform in sexual situations.
10) And yeah! Longer life span! It's true!
@phoebester@xanga - @#6, you can read that shit on the bus, too.
@AmorVomnia7@xanga - I personally see a shorter lifespan as an advantage. Life fucking sucks, and the sooner it's over, the better.
@bryant_yang@xanga - ahh, i didn't think anyone would get that so fast! i was expecting to get a shit ton of hate before anyone recognized it. props to you.
@phoebester@xanga - hey man. it's not news to anyone that i'm super fucking offensive, but i mean...give me some credit here :p (plus, you probably shouldn't be so quick to assume i don't believe the words i wrote above :p )
i used to have that line in my okc profile, and got messages ranging from "do you have a pet tiger?" to "You almost had me convinced before you started drawing parallels between women and bugs... But I'm giving you a shot because you used the word 'proof' in your dialog about how mathematicians can be sexy, and that's witty whether or not you intended it." (wow, i can't believe i still have it in my inbox--it's from a fucking year ago!)