Do girls really have it tougher than guys?

[manarius]

<p>No, it was so awesomely complimentary that I had to censor it.</p>

<p>Lol, of course it’s an insult.</p>

[HarryJones]

<p>^Lawl, sorry, that was directed at CloudyCloud.</p>

[ThisCouldBeHeavn]

<p>I know a girl named Henry Jones.</p>

<p>[right]nawwt[/right]</p>

[manarius]

<p>Ah, that would make more sense.</p>

<p>For what it’s worth, I was under the impression that he was genuinely unsure of your gender.</p>

[CloudyCloud]

<p>No, it wasn’t meant to be an insult. It was a legitimate question. I said</p>

<p>“Most women just need to be decent looking and have a good personality, and then some man will certainly come for you. You might not get all the men, but you will certainly find one.”</p>

<p>You said," TBH, I’d hate waiting my whole life for someone to ask me out." I was under the impression that you were a male, but you answered that like you were a girl. So I was just wondering if you were a girl or not.</p>

[HarryJones]

<p>I said “I WOULD (I’d) hate waiting my whole life for someone to ask me out”, not “I hate having to wait my whole life for someone to ask me out”</p>

[mathsciencedude]

<p>^So are you a girl or not?</p>

<p>If so, are you hawt?</p>

[HarryJones]

<p><em>Headdesk</em>
I would hate waiting my whole life for someone to ask me out IF I WERE A GIRL. But I’m not, so I don’t.</p>

<p>And if I were a hot girl, I’d think up a sexier sn than HarryJones.</p>

[CloudyCloud]

<p>Oh, my bad. Just checkin to make sure you were apart of the awesome gender.</p>

[shushugah]

<p>^, ^^, Lmfaoo!! Win!!!</p>

<p>Hahahahaha HarryJones is suuuuuuuch a darling name, and are you still hawt?</p>

[FiggyNewton]

<p>For the record the quote I posted came from a Facebook “like” thing. I read it and, needless to say, it ****ed me off.</p>

[Francaisalamatt]

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Things you HAVE to do that I suppose sucks:
Bleed once a month for a week.</p>

<p>You don’t HAVE to do the rest if you feel the need to whine and moan about it.</p>

<p>I honestly strongly dislike girls like that with a BURNING passion. Thinking there world sucks and men are evil and have nothing to worry about. Just **** off because that is far far from the truth.

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<p>I don’t understand how you can ignore the vast implicit pressure placed upon women in our society, seriously.</p>

[shushugah]

<p>^Take away the slash in your first “quote” so it should be

random crap

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[Francaisalamatt]

<p>WHOOPS typo XD my bad</p>

[neltharion]

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In today’s society, this is no longer the case. Now women are viewed (mostly) as equals to men.

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<p>I am bio-female but am androgynous enough to pass as a boy. In fact, upon first sight, most people mistake me for a male because I have a relatively low voice for a female and because I’m remarkably boyish in appearance and dress. (In fact, one of my professors this year straight out asked me on the first day of class whether I’m male or female, since my name isn’t an immediate giveaway. Another one of my good friends, when he first met me, thought I was a guy for the first two hours he knew me when we hung out. On every single passport that I’ve had, I’ve always been marked as male despite indicating that I’m female. You get the point.)</p>

<p>So, having walked both sides of the fence, I’ll just say that there is a palpable difference in treatment when someone thinks I’m male. In fact, I still prefer to present as male (and don’t tend to correct people when they assume that I’m a guy), because I like how I’m not judged for certain aspects of my behavior that I would otherwise be judged for if I presented as female. It’s quite liberating, and I like the wiggle-room.</p>

<p>Not to mention, people interrupt me less, listen more attentively when I speak, and overall, treat me with more respect.</p>

[smile99]

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Not to mention, people interrupt me less, listen more attentively when I speak, and overall, treat me with more respect.

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<p>As a girl, I find this pretty depressing (and kind of surprising).</p>

[neltharion]

<p>^Yes, it’s rather saddening.</p>

<p>Also, as an addendum, because I think it’s interesting and good to know:</p>

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… what is commonly called “female privilege” is better described as benevolent sexism. Systems like the draft and chivalry often seem advantageous to women at first glance, but when examined more closely they in fact reinforce sexist institutions that keep both women and men from true equality. Also, it should be noted that, while men have what’s called male privilege that doesn’t mean that there must logically be a “female privilege” counterpart. This is because, although many strides towards equality have been made over the years, women as a class have not yet leveled the playing field, much less been put in a position of power and authority equivalent to that which grants institutional power to men as a class.

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To understand why the term “female privilege” obscures the root of the problem, it’s first necessary to distinguish the difference between the concepts that make it up and those that make up male privilege. For the most part, women do gain some benefits from the chivalric beliefs that are often chalked up to “female privilege”, just like men gain some benefits from the system of male privilege. However, the difference is that the status quo for men is one which grants them status and power in both the public and private spheres, whereas the status quo for women is one which limits their power to the much smaller, and more specific, domestic sphere.</p>

<p>Put another way:</p>

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Eagly and Mladinic (1993) pointed out that the favorable, communal traits ascribed to women (e.g., nurturing, helpful, and warm) suit them for domestic roles, whereas men are presumed to possess the traits associated with competence at high-status roles (e.g., independent, ambitious, and competitive). Furthermore, women’s stereotypically communal attributes are also the traits of deference that, when enacted in daily interaction, place a person in a subordinate, less powerful position (Ridgeway, 1992). Thus, the favorable traits attributed to women may reinforce women’s lower status. [Glick and Fiske (February 2001).]

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[theecakee]

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I don’t understand how you can ignore the vast implicit pressure placed upon women in our society, seriously.

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<p>PRESSURE IS NOT ONLY ON WOMEN. Are you mad? I am a guy and a still have a TON of pressure every day in my life, maybe not as much as some like for say in Zimbabwe or a less fortune country or family, but my god pressure give me a break, women are not the only ones.</p>

<p>Sure they have pressure, but all that junk about pressure to look good exists in guys too, maybe not as much but it sure exists, and society just ignores this fact. </p>

<p>Every bit on that list except the period each month can be avoided if a girl needs to COMPLAIN about it making her life suck. Don’t have sex, don’t shave, don’t buy fancy clothes “thats the biggest load of crap I have heard.” I can go on and on how that list is utter junk.</p>

[Francaisalamatt]

<p>I never said pressure was only on women; I’m a guy too, and have felt certain societal pressures, a lot of which I am not (heh).</p>

<p>Sure it can be “avoided,” but what are the results of that avoidance? Social isolation and prejudice, which then lead to a heap of other problems. Women should NOT have to choose between being accepted by society and being accepted by her own self.</p>

[theecakee]

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I never said pressure was only on women; I’m a guy too, and have felt certain societal pressures, a lot of which I am not (heh).</p>

<p>Sure it can be “avoided,” but what are the results of that avoidance? Social isolation and prejudice, which then lead to a heap of other problems. Women should NOT have to choose between being accepted by society and being accepted by her own self.

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<p>Thats still the same for guys, greasy hair, pimples, hell even small privates is frowned upon. True nobody should feel like that, but it’s not just women.</p>

<p>If your going into the points of women have all that too and more, think more about this. In society gay men are never much accepted as much as lesbian women, though lesbian women don’t always get accepted in society people frown more on gay men.</p>