[J m HofMarN]

I figured this topic would pop up sooner or later and I thought I'd be the one to pop it. Lots of questions to be answered here. Is either sex inherently better than another in general or in certain things? Is it really a good idea that males rule the world? Would it be that much different if women were in charge? Why is it that we have to endure constant assaults of tampon commercials on tv? Which group is more likely to have cooties? These are just some questions to spark debate...

This post has been edited by J m HofMarN: 08 February 2005 - 10:45 PM

[barend]

women are in charge!

the male rule ended in the late 80s...
they just let us believe we're incharge so we don't feel emasculated.

[Jordan]

Without sounding like a pansey, I think they're both equal in almost every regard, save one. Strength.

I once bought this University hand guide just prior to graduating Highschool.

It was really helpful, it listed tons of facts on every university in Canada. And on fact that blew my mind was that in EVERY FRICKEN SCHOOL there was more female students than male. ON average, 60% of a campus is comprised of females. I found that shocking. In engineering, we hardly have any females, but the ones we have all score top marks. But if I wanted, I could kick the shit out of them in an arm wrestle, so It's not too bad.

[Emu]

To discuss such a topic would be to delve into stereotyping and generalizations.

Not that there's anything wrong with that in this case

P.S. - Eew, cooties!

This post has been edited by Emu: 08 February 2005 - 11:12 PM

[Kirby]

The male is the better then the female because He can accuratly aim his pee and depending on his skill he can even write his name in snow. I doubt any females can accomplish that amazing task(unless you account for the sick girls on the internet that get paid to do that sort of thing).

Really in this day and age, the only differance now is the whole biological birth thing, Hell people can even get a sex change so good no one can't tell that their given name was Mark instead of Mary.

PS: Women have the cooties. Men are always at thier annual cootie shot.

[Jordan]

This has gotten way to mushy.

Let's start the debate.

Men are greater than Women because they just are.

[Kirby]

Huzzah, We are the better of the sexes because we say so. You women are just kicking yourselfs right now because you didn't think of it.

Now for some points:

1. We are better because of the pee comment I said above
2. We only need be entertained by simple (cheep) ways, not by malicious shoping for no reason or relentlestly bombarding of retorical (loaded) questions to our significan others.
3. Boybands, sure they sucked balls, but hey they made assloads of money.
4. We need not spend HOURS to pick out shoes/hair for the day, we are secure enough to feel pretty on the inside without the use of expencive cosmetics.

PS Im just making this a funny, please don't think that I am serious about these comments. But I will make all the points that I can think of to further the cause (of being funny of coarse).

[barend]

in that case, what he^ said but seriously...

[J m HofMarN]

Actually, despite my gender, I really wouldn't mind seeing women running things. I really think women can often think things through more than men and have more patience. Also, they're cuddly. It's very difficult to make war on someone who's cuddly. This subject is probably going to stay humorous for a while before someone takes a wrong step and we get some debate going.

Oh, and as for the cootie factor I think that's the only thing stopping women from running the world. They die of cooties.

[Madam Corvax]

Note: Before I launch into any sort of serious debate, please explain what cooties are. Could not find it in my Longman. Really.

Otherwise I am deeply touched by what JM says about not minding the women to be in charge.

Thing is, at least in my country this will not be possible approximately in the next 357 years.

For example - I am positively handicapped by being a woman in my shitty country. Men think that they are oh, so courteous when they offer us seat or les us go first through doors (which is especially good idea when entering dodgy bars, haha) or by executing a disgusting habit of kissing your hand by way of greeting, and they think that by women's rights we mean just that.

At the same time, women are stuck doing menial jobs, being paid much less anf being made redundand first, and put up with any sort of abuse from employees (right now my country is struck by a wave of shocking news of abuse of employees in supermarkets - mostly women, of course).

The thing is, if you are treated like this, sooner or later you start to believe that indeed you are worse than men because of your biology. THIS is the worst thing. If women in the west ceased to believe this - then yes, they are quite fit to rule the world.

Recent events in Abu Ghabi have proven that women can be as ruthless as men. Whay else do you need to rule the world?

[Jane Sherwood]

Here are my thoughts on the topic, some serious, some not, and some clichéd.

1. Once a month, we can strike fear into the hearts of men without even lifting a finger or any kind of weapon.
2. Boys have cooties.
3. We have a higher tolerance for pain. Need proof? Look at today's fashion world!
4. Men have thrown away their entire lives just to have what's between our legs.
5. We're prettier than you are.
6. We can create life.
7. We can train you to do menial tasks and chores without you even realizing it.
8. True, while men may be physically stronger, we're better at dealing out psychological damage, and that is much more effective in the long run.
9. The male reproductive organs are an extraordinarily easy and effective target.
10. Men are stupid.

[Jordan]

Madam

Are you stuck in a menial job? You're well educated. What if a women holds a degree in Medicine, Law, or Engineering? Are they paid less than men? I thought professionals were are all the same level.

What about female teachers? do they have smaller wages than male teachers?

This post has been edited by Jordan: 09 February 2005 - 03:00 AM

[civilian_number_two]

Anyone who wishes women were in charge has never known an all-woman committee. They can be as ugly as a bar fight in Belfast.

I think it's nonsense to assume women wouldn't cut thousands of workers just to raise a stock price, or fire rifles into crowds of protesters, or start wars over oil supplies. We haven't seen a lot of women doing these things only for the reason a lot of women haven't had the authority to do these things. But they are people, just like men are, and they have assholes, just like men do (Really; turn them around and take a look).

[Madam Corvax]

I am sorry, but what Civ said is actually right. Women can be really nasty. At one point I had a female boss and I almost ended up as a junkie addictted to tranquilizers thanks to the pressure at work.

Jordan - in Poland there are almost no men teachers. If they are, they almost always end up being headteachers. And why there are not men teachers - because no man would have put up with so measly money. Whereas women would, because they have no other choice and someone has to feed the family.

Women in general are paid less. I am well educated, so what? My job consist mostly on writing and sending faxes. Any moron who ended education at 18 and has basic computer skills can do it. You don't need two degrees to do that. And I can't help it (the unemployment rate in my area reaches 30 %. And don't tell me I can emigrate)

[Slade]

Cooties are a myth that children over here spread around. You say "He/She has cooties!", but no one really knows what it is, except it's bad to have and requires you to stay away from that person distinctly for that reason.

Cooties are in actuality head lice.

Jane: If those statements were coming from anyone else (especially the joy expressed over psychological damage), I'd be frightened.

Sure, most guys are stuck with a rampant sex drive for most of their adult lives, it's one of those damned biological imperatives. It's what you do with it that counts. And there are girls who throw away portions of their lives for wang too.

Lesse, what else to say... If women ruled the world, a country would get nuked once every 28 days. No, Jane covered that one too. I've got nothing truely debate worthy to say and I'm out of silly things.

Gotta end this to make my friend Brian - whom none of you know - proud: Bliggity-Blau!