Not a Man/Not A Woman . . . Yet
Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011
by Octavia Hansen
Octavia Hansen
One of my very close friends decided a couple of years ago that "he" was going to become a "she." This is a cosmic decision, inside and out, and I can see why she (I'm saying 'her' and 'she' this from this point forward -- out of love and respect) waited so long. For one, her mother died many years ago, but the real catalyst was when her father died. It's not that she was condemned for her decision -- she never told anyone. Parents try to be loving and giving but even my parents (Mr and Mrs Ultra Liberal) would have found this at least time consuming to swallow). She waited to spare her parents any kind of emotional turmoil or embarrassment. The death of her father was the last obstacle for her new life.
She's genius enough to work in a high-tech industry that is interested in what she knows and produces; she is so valuable to her new job and came to it as a woman that no one knows anything different.
Only her very good friends, here and now, know of her previous life and are supportive of her current life. She's determined to live life her way.
Now, not to sound discouraging about what she's done already and the long road she still has to walk . . . why would anyone choose to be a woman in today's world? Not that I am unhappy in my own skin but the prejudice and abuse that has dogged anything female for the last few million years since cells split into male and female seems to point out a schism that is insurmountable by nature, politics or money in a constant search for equality.
Life can never be equal for men and women. This is comparing apples to oranges, and worse, the applications of each is too diverse to even introduce an "X" factor. And no one is ever better than the other -- both are incredibly different. Male and female, by label and life, will forever be unequal. And forcing equality is just as stupid as forced separation. As in all things, any solution lies in a center compromise.
But back to my girlfriend . . . determined to be a member of the largest minority in the world (a verbal contradiction not lost on me: women at any time in a given population are at least fifty-three percent -- and we're a minority?), her logic escapes me. The only obvious advantages I use on a regular basis is that I can cry anytime as a situation merits tears and pull out the 'stupid' card when necessary -- Sorry, Officer, was I really going that fast? And men, like show dogs, offer their talents on a regular basis -- Could you move that piano for me? Thank you, Hernia Man. But as a whole, there aren't a lot of advantages to being a woman.
For one, women are not loyal to their own species. Much the way dogs are NOT loyal to their own species, women will turn on each other for a sweater on sale. Just this Xmas a woman sprayed a rabid shopping crowd with mace to get to the sale table before everyone else -- that's one nasty babe. Hope whoever is her Santa this year gets the right item or there will be further headlines to the effect of "Distraught Woman Massacres Family After Receiving Last Year's iPad."
Automatic opening and revolving doors were invented because men were tired of holding doors and waiting for women. Same with self-service gas pumps -- every time I fill up I notice it's ALL women pumping gas. Now, every time I hear a guy complain he doesn't know where to meet women, I want to back hand his face in the finest mellow drama tradition (but I don't) and point him towards the nearest filling station. Women will positively DROOL over a man who can service her car. This also means they will do other things but I'm not going into that here.
And it has always astounded me how women will be victims. Yes, victims. And I'm not just blaming the victims here. I'm saying when you know a man is violent, don't get near him. It has been proven that for every abused wife, the guy was abusive before marriage. Girls, I try to side with my gender but that's just stupid. And these are the gals who have a child by said abuser, like that's going to ease the situation. AND don't you DARE give me the argument ". . . but I love him." Then love him from afar. Obviously, getting close can hurt you.
But besides these massively devastating women's issues . . . credit can be difficult, buy a car and salesmen treat all ladies as morons, you'll be chosen last for promotions or raises, and our bodies work against us each and every month. The female advantage is what exactly?
I really like the way the world has a way of making things even when it's out of balance:
Japan is notorious for penalizing businesswomen for having a family and missing work time -- so Japanese women are have significantly less babies, furthering their careers, so there is not enough young population to sustain an older population now or for the future. Tough luck, boys!
Because of the one child policy in China, and the demand for male heirs in China and India, destroying female fetuses for years has lead to not enough pure bred brides to go around. On top of being frowned upon taking a mixed wife, there are so few pure bred women that more men than ever are entering monasteries. These indeed lucky ladies now command a previously unknown king's ransom before marriage, rather than her family formerly coughing up a dowry. Ah, you gotta love how guys can shoot themselves in the foot and smile while they do it.
If women would ever come together we could (Dare I say it?) rule the world! Literally. We would be the majority in EVERY situation. If women would get together with each other, we could swing EVERY election EVERY WHERE. We are actually the majority. Why are we not voting en masse for free day care? Free health care? A year off maternity leave? And for those who choose NOT to have kids, why should we be penalized? A year off for what we want to do, too! It could be everything we have ever wanted -- men shaving their backs, men carrying us around so our feet don't touch the ground, men working AND making dinner for us. Geez, girls, this could be our time!
And if women would ever wake up and realize their true sexual power, men would NEVER dominate again. Strange how it's okay for women to give it away but start charging for the one item women hold as a monopoly and men make laws against selling it, even though the demand and frequency never stops. It's amazing what a man will do for sex. Is it that good for them? Do they just not remember so they have to keep doing it? Years ago, Gary Hart threw away a chance at becoming President because he couldn't keep it in his pants for another few months, or at least until the press left. Men will ruin everything they ever built just for a quick lay. And I mean quick -- I've never known a man to last more than a few minutes. When he's done, both of you are done. Men will throw away a marriage, child custody, a business, a good name all for sex. I'm more powerful than I imagined!
But I'm talking about my girlfriend. There is no way anyone can wait for equality before changing their lives -- it's not practical, not logical, and there's a clock ticking somewhere for everyone. No one has that much time. I count myself lucky to know someone so determined about her life, someone with direction. She's one of my closest friends, I get frank discussions from someone who knows both sides of the sexual revolution . . . and we can shop!
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