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Issue date: 4/25/05 Section: Opinions

Gender differences? Ya don´t say!

About a week ago, I accidentally stumbled into a conversation about gender differences and the roles they play in the world. The unfortunate soul I was talking to tried to explain to me that women will never play a equal role in the church or really, in life, because of their physical attributes and all that comes with them. He actually uttered the phrase, "It's okay though, and because there are things that men can't do. You can give birth, you got that goin' for you." Yes, jackass, I'm attending a special school in the Himalayas this summer to learn how. Thank the Lord I have the innate ability to incubate a fetus in my body, otherwise I would have no purpose on this earth.

(In all seriousness, I am EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY aware of the very important, integral role mothers play in bringing children into this world. I respect mothers VERY much. I commend women that have gone through the birthing process. Even though mothers have an absolutely important task at hand when giving birth, I would like to think that the average mother's skills extend beyond the act of giving birth).

I get infuriated frequently because one right after another, I see women giving into the roles that men set for them. 1) Girl must be pretty 2) Girl must not know she is pretty 3) Girl must have "smokin' body" 4) Girl must not know she has "smokin' body" 5) Girls must laugh at jokes 6) Girl must be almost as smart as man, but not smart enough to know better, et. cetera, et. cetera. It is a proven fact that most people will put up with a whole variety of nonsense to just avoid being alone. WHY IS BEING ALONE SUCH A BIG DEAL? NO ONE should have to rely on the presence of another to feel worthy. Especially since seven out of ten times the wrong people are together anyway. Everyday I either hear some female complain about what an ass her boyfriend is, or I hear a girl bitch about not having a boyfriend. It's total and utter manure; have fun, safe and smart fun, but fun and take all the time needed to figure yourself out and LET THEM COME TO YOU. If they're worth it, they're going to anyway.

There should be no outright effort on your part in your daily life to attract men. Be COMFORTABLE, secure, and comfortable is sexy, too. If a woman decides WITHOUT any prompting or thoughts of attracting guys, that she wants to wear heels, hot pants and a halter top to school and thinks she looks damn fine, more power to her. But if a female mangles her body in the process of getting ready because "he might like it", she needs to go back to bed and wake up when her brain starts working again.

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