tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post1086810163004343301..comments2023-11-03T06:12:03.847-05:00Comments on Mrs. Linklater's Guide to the Universe: YOU'VE GOT MALEMrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16582230399160973531noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-69501130359378895802005-09-19T06:15:00.000-05:002005-09-19T06:15:00.000-05:00Mrs. LI can't wait for the follow up to this e...Mrs. L<br>I can't wait for the follow up to this entry. Don't leave us hanging, now. <br>SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-56184219349382110772005-09-19T07:28:00.000-05:002005-09-19T07:28:00.000-05:00don't forget ... we can urinate behind trees. ...don't forget ... we can urinate behind trees. but if a boat sinks ... WE are rescued last ... if at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-11928793820384882572005-09-19T08:08:00.000-05:002005-09-19T08:08:00.000-05:00I'm dying to read the rest of this. I love be...I'm dying to read the rest of this. I love being a woman. Heck, I can even appreciate cramps on a certain level. (This doesn't mean I don't think you don't enjoy being a woman and who you are.) However, I've wondered so many times just how different things would be if I were a man. I know that more than once I've said that something would never have happened if I had a dick, and I honestly believe it to be true. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-8151024436421139422005-09-19T08:14:00.000-05:002005-09-19T08:14:00.000-05:00I used to think it evened out because we didn't ha...I used to think it evened out because we didn't have to lug "that thing" around between our legs and we didn't get drafted. Okay, I was twelve.<br><br>Are you sure you don't just want to be a giraffe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-5431908794786552012005-09-19T09:27:00.000-05:002005-09-19T09:27:00.000-05:00I don't know...I think its a small price to pa...I don't know...I think its a small price to pay for not having to change a tire in the rain, or act tough when you're not, or be too afraid to be yourself around your male friends...or what about the whole out of left field obvious erection for no reason? Or what about us being able to love pink fuzzy hats and purple nail polish, and being able to wear those things in public? One of the guys I used to work with is so phobic he lost it when I highlighted his name in pink. I'm glad I don't have to worry about all that.<br><br>I don't think I'd ever want to be male, but I'd sure like to level the playing field a bit. I'm so sick of being called "honey" and "babe", or being expected to run to answer a phone because I have breasts, or being expected to make coffee for the same reason. I'd really love to see how a guy would handle having his penis stared at and talked to, like they do our breasts...<br><br>I still say we're the stronger sex in many ways, and yeah like Robbie said...sure you wouldn't like to be a giraffe or something?<br><br>=) KrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-49912731984571667072005-09-19T09:49:00.000-05:002005-09-19T09:49:00.000-05:00I thought that wanting what a penis symbolizes is ...I thought that wanting what a penis symbolizes is the definition of penis envy.<br><br>Anyway, I love being female. I still totally understand your complaints. I wonder, if you were a man, what you would want to be?<br><br>xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-89679889652943362372005-09-19T13:29:00.000-05:002005-09-19T13:29:00.000-05:00Nope. Penis envy theory is based on a girl wantin...Nope. Penis envy theory is based on a girl wanting to have a penis. Period. It's as stupid as that. Anything else is incorrect extrapolation of the theory as far as I'm concerned. Enjoying certain privileges simply for possessing a penis is a separate issue. The one is sexual. The other political. Mrs. LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-44657588665568577252005-09-19T16:23:00.000-05:002005-09-19T16:23:00.000-05:00I guess this is the bit where i should say how gre...I guess this is the bit where i should say how great it is to be a woman and how i cant imagine ever wanting to be man , how i positively leap for joy at the thought of 5 days every month with the feeling that a cheese grater is working on my insides , how i love my every and any acheivement being dismissed as "aye shes ok for a lassie " , i over flow with happiness in the knowledge that in my career of choice i will never break through the "glass ceiling " inplace there because i dont have a set of balls , mind you ......its great being a woman that despite all these apparent setbacks still kicks ass regardless !<br>xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-66964974832636441222005-09-19T16:43:00.000-05:002005-09-19T16:43:00.000-05:00I want to be a cat:)DebI want to be a cat:)<br><br>DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-39452513055224715112005-09-19T18:06:00.000-05:002005-09-19T18:06:00.000-05:00I get it...~LilyI get it...<br><br>~LilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-30261316052520128942005-09-19T18:13:00.000-05:002005-09-19T18:13:00.000-05:00I have often thought I would want to be a man........I have often thought I would want to be a man......for 24 hours. The first item on my list of what I want to experience.........a B-job.......can it really be that good?<br><br>http://journals.aol.com/LadeeoftheWorld/PossumsPrepareforBattleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-7105033185764481822005-09-19T19:00:00.000-05:002005-09-19T19:00:00.000-05:00am looking forward to more on this topic...I could...am looking forward to more on this topic...<br><br>I could handle being a guy for a few hours, but that' s about it. wouldn't last 24 hours here that's for sure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-60821903785680594862005-09-20T00:41:00.000-05:002005-09-20T00:41:00.000-05:00Wow, provacative entry - but I have to admit that ...Wow, provacative entry - but I have to admit that I love being a female, and the only way I'd want to be a guy is the same way I'd want to be a possum or a fish or a deer: like Wart in the Once and Future King...for a few hours, for the experience of it...and yep, if I were a guy for 24 hours, I'd go right out and have a b-job, 'cause I've always wondered what it's like to be on the receiving end of that...but for me, being a woman...well, at the risk of being categorized as having oatmeal for brains...I agree with the woman in your college class. For all the inconvenience and discomfort and even stigma associated with menstruation, whenever I menstruated I felt as I were touching the lodestone, as if I'd tapped into something timeless and feminine, and I loved it...and sex during menstruation was sometimes pretty amazing sex, something about the hormone levels maybe...and I loved being pregnant, putting my hands on my belly and feeling a tiny foot shoot across my belly, from inside me...I am so glad that I had the pleasure of experiencing that...and being able to feed my child by simply lifting my shirt, or being able to feed someone else's child, and I've done that, breastfed someone else's baby for her...and I love having the body of a woman; I don't like hot flashes but I love the fact that I have breasts and rounded hips and that I can have multiple o's...I love guys but I wouldn't want to be one...I love being a woman. <br><br>JudiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-2083977352283455772005-09-20T01:23:00.000-05:002005-09-20T01:23:00.000-05:00Got my period at 11 years old. Been a 36C since a...Got my period at 11 years old. Been a 36C since around that time as well. The irony is that I would've loved to have been flat during those years.<br>Great entry. I can relate on many topics you touched on. Now if you excuse me, I have some serious male bashing to do on my journal.<br>~Kris<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-76803511412103261672005-09-20T08:20:00.000-05:002005-09-20T08:20:00.000-05:00fantastic essay and hell yes it qualifies. I can i...fantastic essay and hell yes it qualifies. I can identify with so much of what you say and do agree that being pregnant is the very best part of womanhood (although the X was standing there through both pregnancies saying that native woman squatted in a field, had the baby, and were back to work in minutes....... he didn't know what the big deal was).<br>It is interesting to me that I identify more with my feminine side since becoming a lesbian.... now I am not told what to wear and how to fix my hair....... it is on my terms and my choices. I feel like I am finally coming into myself.<br>Cannot wait to read the rest. Very nice essay.<br>judiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-14316758740108896382005-09-20T09:08:00.000-05:002005-09-20T09:08:00.000-05:00I told my doctor that I was in menopause. I was 4...I told my doctor that I was in menopause. I was 42. He said no way, because I was too young. I went to another doctor. SHE did a blood test. And told me I was in menopause. It was on my 43rd birthday. Best present I ever got.<br><br>Would I want to be a man? Hmm. Yes. For fishing purposes. That way I could go out on the boat, drink beer for hours and get to pee off the side. Other than that, no. I get no inherent joy from being as dense as them.<br><br>LOL I enjoyed this "rant".<br><br>~~ jenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-22863501787878035312005-09-20T09:43:00.000-05:002005-09-20T09:43:00.000-05:00WOW! Excellent entry. Personally, I love being a...WOW! Excellent entry. Personally, I love being a female, but I can relate 100% to all the mental and physical roadblocks. Interesting how a man can get accolades for his brute strength and keen business acuMEN...and when girls like me have those qualities, we are considered "Helga"-like and bitchy. You know what my doctor (female) of over ten years and I say? There's only ONE thing that we can't do for our selves...and eventually, evolution will take care of that too! Thanks for letting me off the hook...you should win this one hands/keys down. ;) C. http://journals.aol.com/gdireneoe/thedailiesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-37339532892376361182005-09-20T10:33:00.000-05:002005-09-20T10:33:00.000-05:00Best entry yet! I vote for you! Very clever, wel...Best entry yet! I vote for you! Very clever, well-conceived and obviously years in the development. Wish I produced something to send you as a prize. Excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-12675438737998081742005-09-20T10:51:00.000-05:002005-09-20T10:51:00.000-05:00Mrs. LI know many men who would swap ya in a death...Mrs. L<br>I know many men who would swap ya in a death of a brain cell second.<br>You are so funny.<br>Isn't that what menapause is for?<br>A chance at the best of both worlds...I have seen many a fine mustach sported at these points.<br><br>LMAO and loving it!<br><br>Put a Smile on your face and a song in your heart.<br><br>Wishing you health, happiness and laughter.<br>TJ~ <br><br>http://journals.aol.com/paisleyskys/PaisleySkys<br>http://journals.aol.com/vaultofsecrets/MoonDancerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-72222993280581829472005-09-20T11:46:00.000-05:002005-09-20T11:46:00.000-05:00You are a fabulous writer! I enjoyed reading ever...You are a fabulous writer! I enjoyed reading every word. Consider yourself "alerted." Have fun - it seems like you do. :)<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-30889941320583774242005-09-20T14:53:00.000-05:002005-09-20T14:53:00.000-05:00I'm glad I came back and checked this. I read...I'm glad I came back and checked this. I read it when I got the alert, but you had only just started it then. It's a good thing I'm not the judge of these artsy things. You'd win every time. I don't care for the flowery entries. Make me laugh and I'm a happy camper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-27117835253041280002005-09-20T19:21:00.000-05:002005-09-20T19:21:00.000-05:00Hi, I'm back because this was an incredible entry ...Hi, I'm back because this was an incredible entry and I wanted to re-read the full spectrum of gender issues you commented on during daylight hours when my mind can absorb reality more efficiently. There is one quote in particular that brought me back to re-read this: <br><br>"Over time I've also noticed that men may not show the wide range of emotion that women do, but I believe they feel things more deeply."<br><br>If you would like to elaborate more on this, I would love to read an entry and/or a response. Didn't you say in a previous post we could, like, ask you stuff?<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-70244222269419778052005-09-20T20:35:00.000-05:002005-09-20T20:35:00.000-05:00Bluwave9 -- I have no proof to back up my statemen...Bluwave9 -- I have no proof to back up my statement, just observations over the years. It seems to me that women display a multitude of emotions quickly, easily, and often dramtically. Men, especialy when they're in love, are slower to reveal themselves, but their feelings seem more substantial and less superficial when they do. Just my opinion. Mrs.LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-20881874507288632252005-09-21T02:04:00.000-05:002005-09-21T02:04:00.000-05:00"Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair shor..."Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots 'cause it's okay to be a boy. But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading, because you think being a girl is degrading." - Madonna<br><br>I think men do not have it easier, but do have it better, if that makes sense. <br>EXCELLENT entry! (as usual)<br>XOXO...Kelli <br><br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-49342038806696267392005-09-21T02:29:00.000-05:002005-09-21T02:29:00.000-05:00Ha! I just went over Freud's Theory with my st...Ha! I just went over Freud's Theory with my students today! And yes, it is still argued whether Freud meant his theory literally or sympbolically. I went to the Freud Exhibit in Chicago & there was a letter where he responded to a woman who did not use the "word" but basically was saying her son was gay. Freud wrote back that she should not force him to be something he is not. Anyone wants the link to it email me I think I have it on my student's resources. Did any of you see the movie Switched with Ellen Barkin & Jimmy Smits?! I love that movie! Ellen is so great! I think the grass is indeed always greener. As far as directions...not me! My dad & all my uncles laid out all this sand to put our pool together & then read the directions! Ha! And I don't particularly like to waste my time getting lost because I don't ask for directions...what is the big deal with that! Who is the smart one then! I don't particular think being able to scratch myself anywhere on my body at any time is a good thing! Peeing behind a tree...well some of the best ladies I know will cop a squat when need be! HA! I like being pampered! I don't think I would want to be all macho! When you really make a man comfortable he does turn into a teddy bear & realizes it might be ok to like to be pampered with a massage or to be soft & tender & not just rough. They have soft hearts inside. No, not all but not all women do either! Now getting away with a few suits vs all the clothes...well...but then again I don't care so much. I'm sure my students keep track though. They probably know more than I do! The only thing I might really like is the ability to be taken more seriously by men. Some are horrible thinking you have no right to be assertive...you are a "B" or that you could not have a good idea every. Changing tires...ha! I had tons of guys pissed at me because I do my own! One guy slammed his car door closed 3 times because I wouldn't let him change it for me! Ugh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com