What do you prefer to be and why? man or woman

Myself, man because it is the easy "role" in life.

 

I never knew one was any easier than the other. In fact, you don't know that either.

Too many distinctions between men and women, we are all people, and people all have trials and tribulations.

 

I respect that, but I am looking at through a societal/biological perspective.


It is like black and white, most people prefer to be white to face less discrimination, sterotpyes and prejudices, hatred, ect....

 

I'm a woman, I like it... I'd prefer to stay a woman. No real reason really.
I suppose men and women both have problems to deal with, thats just life.

 

I'd want to be able change back and forth, so I could see what it's like.

 

that would be fun

 

I'd like to be a good looking gay man for a day.

This way I could score with one of those hot gay guys that I couldn't get because I'm a girl.

 

very happy to be a woman, but wouldn't mind trying being a guy for awhile to experience life not being the freak chick who is into cars/motors/taking things apart to see how they work and gets strange looks for being an at least semi- intelligent human being...

 

I don't think i want to be anything really, not man, not woman , not anyone because there is no point in it, whether you are a man, or a woman, you will meet the same end which is death, and even if it is that you live 90 years or 30 years, you will die someday and at that point it does not really matter whether you are a man or a woman. So, it is simply very temporary, hmm but i have to say that there have been instances when I wondered how it would be if i was a woman, but really at the end I have come to this conclusion that ultimately everything dies and men and women and distinctions like male, female are only temporary things that persist with us until we meet our end.

 

I'm fairly happy just being me.

 

I would never want to be anything but a womyn, I am happy being one and I can't imagine being anything else. Some believe that when we are reincarnated we can change genders, but I sincerely hope that that isn't true and that I'll be a womyn for all of my lives.

 

A hot lesbian

 

Me and one of my girlfriends were talking about this us being the LGBT girls we are we saw the L word last night and were talking about Max's F2M process, and we couldent concieve doing anything of the sort and couldent understand why someone would, not that we would be agenst anyone doing so..we just cant understand it. We like being Women and enjoy the option the we could create and nurture life. Not that men cant but you get what I mean.

 

i like being me. i'm very much a woman. my husband likes being him. he's very much a man. seems to work for us. lots of give and take, push and pull. it's a balance. i don't want him to be more a woman than he wants me to be more a woman. i think society likes to dictate to us what were supposed to be based upon our reproductive organs, certain ideas, ideals, problems and abilities. but we're individuals.

 

My reflex is to say that I'd much rather be a woman. I'd like to try going back and forth for a bit, though. I really couldn't say...

 

Well....I don't know. All of the other groups that mentioned...women, africans, asians, middle eastern people, etc., are allowed to be proud of and celebrate being those things. If they say, "I am proud of being Black (or Asian, or female, etc) and I love surrounding myself with my people and I want to celebrate the accomplishments of my people," that's perfectly acceptable. Even encouraged. That's seen as them celebrating their individuality, celebrating diversity, having self-esteem.

But if any white man, at least in the United States, says that he is proud of or happy about being white or a man, he is labeled a white supremecist and a Nazi. Even if he doesn't say anything to put down other people, even if he just takes pride in being white.

People can get all pissed off at me for saying it, but it's true. I have seen a lot of this attitude against whites since my kids started school. The teachers and principal are so afraid, maybe, of appearing racist against people that aren't white, that they fail to protect white kids from racism.

In the first grade my daughter was called some racial slurs by a black kid. She didn't even know what they meant, so she asked him. He explained that he didn't like her because she's white. So she said, "Well I don't like you, either!" Then the kid tried to trip her and she kicked him. She got threatened with suspension and sent to counselling and had 'racist' written on her permanent record.

The school didn't even call his parents. They found out from me because his mom and I were study partners. I apologized and asked if he was OK because I didn't believe my daughter that she had done nothing wrong. She asked her son about the incident and he boasted about calling my daughter a cracker. He was proud. His dad thought it was funny. The school did not reprimand him at all.

The counselor said that my daughter showed no indication whatsoever of being racist.

How come the school called me immmediately to tell me there was an emergency, but they didn't call the instigator's family at all? I think it's because his family is black and the school didn't want them to get upset and accuse the school of racism if the school disciplined their kid.

So, are white men the only people who are allowed to be themselves? No. In the USA they have to be super careful, constantly, or they'll be labeld racist.

 

Hmm.. I would not say someone is racist because they are proud of being "irish" or "italian" or "german".. or swedish or any other "white" nationality. Proud of being white alone DOES sound racist, because of America (and probably other countries) pasts. I honor my ancestors and their accomplishments and I'm proud to have their blood.. but I would hope other people feel that way too. I don't feel like Black or Asian people have that problem because it's more limited to specific areas (for the most part), whereas with being "white" doesn't really mean anything in itself.

But anyways, original topic. I love being a woman. I don't think I'd even want to experience being a man, but I doubt I'd turn down the oportunity either.. I enjoy my periods and I enjoy that I can give birth. I respect what men are capable of as well though.

 

funny I think being a girl is way easier...I love being a woman only bummer I cant pee int he snow ):

 

editted for someone else's personal info. sorry.

 

It's strange but when I was under five, most of the kids I played with in our neighbourhood were boys. Therefore, I grew up enjoying play-fighting with toy pistols, sticks, or just rough and tumble wrestling. I also played with toy cars and played games like street soccer. I used my dolls' pram to transport my collection of toy cars around friends' houses, and I used to sleep with two or three toy cars in my bed. I had a shelf of untouched soft toys, which never got taken to bed with me!

It wasn't til I went to school that I learned that "girls play with teddy bears and dolls" and "boys play with cars, guns and soccer balls". My parents never seemed to find it a problem anyway.

Nowadays, I'm still on the tomboyish side, although I do enjoy my femininity. I like to think that I have the best of both worlds. One day I will dress in combats ... another in pink soft girlie stuff ... depending on my mood.

It would be interesting to be able to change into a man now and again ... especially for what are called "sessions". My partner and his brothers like to meet up round one of their houses, to chill out, listen to music, smoke joints, chat about putting the world to rights, etc, but tradition decrees that it's a women-free zone. So it would be really cool to show up at one of these gatherings, masquerading as, say, a friend of my partner, just to experience the whole thing. My partner tells me that a lot of these sessions are really boring. And it's not a trust issue either, I totally trust my partner, it's just my burning curiosity about the whole male bonding thing.

Having a night out (or a night in) with some girl friends isn't the same thing. Not to me anyway. I've been to girlie sleepovers and they just don't interest me in the same way that one of these "sessions" would.

So for that reason only ... it would be good to have the ability to switch.