I was asked a question yesterday that I thought would be so easy to answer: If I woke up as the opposite sex, what would be the first thing I would want to do? For a moment, traditional ideas of careers and roles popped into my head. And I shook my head. "No. No. No." That is no longer true! I exclaimed to myself. Then the even more obvious answers jumped into my head: run around with no shirt, grow a beard, pee standing up, kiss a girl, make a girl climax perfectly, sing baritone, and on and on. But besides growing a beard (which frankly, I wouldn’t really care to), there is absolutely NOTHING I cannot do as a woman if I want to. And that was a revelation. Gender roles are no longer stuffed into tight, tiny boxes like pointe shoes. And I’m proud of the progress humanity is making. Being the opposite sex, however, for a day, would certainly enlighten us and give us more empathy towards one another. We still hear how unequal our world is when it comes to gender equality. But frankly, I, personally, don’t feel that way. I don’t think I’ve ever truly felt that way, even with a mother who wished it so. I not only enjoy being a woman, but further, there is absolutely nothing I can’t do if I want to work at it. I truly believe that. And in a society now being open more and more to sexual identity and gender reversals, I can kiss a girl any damn time I want! (I should probably get on that! 😊 ). But seriously, I can do any of those things I listed above if I wanted to. It may be that I’m older and really don’t give a fuck what people think much anymore. But those days of “I’m just a girl” are long gone. Even science doesn’t hold us back physically from doing anything we have a desire to do. And I’m happy for it. Both men and women have societal pressures: Women to be pretty; men to be masculine and stoic, for example. But it’s ever-changing and hardly anyone is blinking an eye anymore, at least in the world in which I live. Do I pretend there isn’t a whole country out there where pockets exist of absolute closed-minded, traditional and unsubstantiated thought? Of course I don’t. But we are changing it. Televisions shows, like Billionaires or example, have characters we adore and fight for, who identify as “they”; more and more women are running in races for politics; sports have opened up for women in anything they choose to do; and no more are the days where “Anon” or “George” must be signed to any writing we women do. I like my femininity. I love my career. I love being with a man who knows how. And frankly, if I could wake up and be the other gender, I’d say, okay, maybe for a day, just to put the shoe on the other foot. In fact, a man would learn a great deal about what it’s like to be a woman as well. It would be a lesson in understanding and tolerance and it could benefit all of us tremendously. The outcome would be that we might finally understand that we are all just human beings. We could all benefit from is a healthy dose of empathy. But I don’t need a penis to understand that.
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Maggie
4/4/2019 16:00:19
I agree so much with this. Empathy in this political climate seems to all but been forgotten.
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R.B.
6/24/2019 12:06:12
Thank you, Maggie!
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Joseph
4/5/2019 06:55:03
Bravo RB you’re a strong, intelligent and beautiful woman and it shows in all you do. Now about that question whether it is I wake up or come back as a woman? I so enjoy the female body, how supple tender inviting a woman’s body is. Her soft sighs, greedy hands the thrusts of her hips how can a woman or a man not want more? So in my answer no matter if I’m a man or a woman I would never give up wanting, desiring and enjoying a woman’s body, mind and soul.
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R.B.
6/24/2019 12:06:45
Great answer! :) And a sexy one!
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Diane
4/8/2019 21:29:29
I would love to be a man so I could see what's it like to be treated with respect without having to work extra hard to earn it. Then I'd treat women as equals for once.pay them too.
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R.B.
6/24/2019 12:07:13
Damn! I hear ya, woman!
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Joe Peponis
4/15/2019 09:11:37
Having grown up a younger brother to four sisters, in the age of women's rights and the sexual revolution, when life was exactly like “All In The Family”, 70’s tv show sitcom. I think I gained a somewhat different perspective on women than most. I think there are two important key things in any age for both genders. The first is respect, one must respect the other person. The second is respecting the role or position of the opposite sex. Men desire the feminine, tender, mothering qualities of a woman, as well women desire that masculine strength and assurance a man embodies, I think it is important to embrace who you are as a person male or female. I know both sexes can do almost as much as the other, there are limitations on both. Both men and women bring different skill sets to a relationship to the world and lifting both to their greatest potential is a win win. (Shoe on the other foot is a great teacher of many things.) If I was a woman for a day, I would be a sexy mother fucker, desired by all and use all my feminine to the fullest extent. Those ape minded idiots would be crawling at my feet, and damn straight I would exploit it for a day. lol 🤷♂️ Just saying
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R.B.
6/24/2019 12:08:50
Hahahahhaa! I loved this answer! Sort of just spit out my coffee too! LOL. The ending--perfect.
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