Are we becoming an androgynous society?
I read an article that discussed the growing aggression schools are finding in young girls; it's not just the boys getting into fist fights at school. And fighting isn't the only sign the female sex is merging with the male: female participation in school sports has risen consistently over the past ten years (not to mention our fascination with it once we are out of school - go Cubs/Chiefs/Irish!), nine days out of ten we pull pants out of our closet instead of a dress and pearls, we pursue sex as aggressively as the boys and like to be in control when we get it, we rock out just as hard (Karen and I are always in the pit), and at times we curse like we were raised by sailors (the concept of "mixed company" doesn't even exist anymore).
And you men seem to be meeting women halfway. It is perfectly acceptable for a guy to be wearing diamond studs, gold braided necklaces and a blinging pinkie ring. I work with a man who took his wife's name when they got married. Metrosexuals wax their eyebrows (chests, backs, etc...), turn orange in tanning booths and get "sport" manicures while the male trannies are scouting the mall for a pair of size 15 red crocodile pumps with a matching bag. Some of the guys I asked would be okay staying home with the kids if their wife/partner was the one making more money - some were hopeful it would happen.
You used to see a mother and child at the grocery store on a Wednesday afternoon and assume she was a woman raising her husband's child. Now, you see the same women (or a man dressed as a women, or a women who used to be a man but is now taking estrogen) on a Wednesday afternoon with her adopted Chinese daughter (or ward if she is a nanny or foster parent) and you realize that you cannot assume one fucking thing (oops, there's that sailor coming out in me).
Does the confusion that stems from this blurring of the gender line mean that eventually we will stop worrying about what genitals someone has and where they put them and judge them based on something more useful? Things like their clothes, education level, whether they are a cat or dog person, their weight, intelligence, hair color, if they cheer for the Bulls or the Heat, parenting skills, salary, shoe brand, drink preference. . . you know, the really important stuff.
Top 5 sportswomen of this century (SI)
5. Martina Navratilova - tennis
4. Sonja Henie - skating
3. Billie Jean King - tennis
2. Babe Didrikson Zaharias - track and field
1. Jackie Joyner-Kersee - track and field
Top 5 best dressed men (mensfashion.com)
5. Leonardo DiCaprio
4. Clint Eastwood
3. Bradd Pitt
2. Johnny Depp
1. Tom Hanks
One last note in case you still think men and women are polar opposites:
I like Irish Catholic guys in plaid skirts (who play pipes) just as much as you boys like Irish Catholic girls in plaid skirts (who play pipes) . . . hottie hot hot!
- lada
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You were not raised by a SAILOR!...D
No sir - I was raised by a Major in the United Stated Marine Corps!
Pretty sure their language is just as bad... but it wasn't used it front of me.
I was watching CNN and they were talking about how the majority of domestic violence cases are now committed by women instead of men. Men know they will go to the slammer if they hit a chick so that's gone down; however, chicks know they still have the sympathy of society and won't get in trouble so they go nuts on the guys. The problem is that most men won't report the domestic disputes cuz they know they will get made fun of for being wusses. One guy got beat up by his girlfriend, put into the hospital, and still went to jail for a couple of years cuz the jury sided with the poor defenseless little waif. Now that sucks (sorry to use your little catchphrase anonymous)!
This is one blogger who isn't planning on a male/female merge anytime soon. Sexist pig 'til the day I die!
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