An Issue of Gender  |
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 Why are gingerbread people usually referred to as Gingerbread Men when they do not usually have the anatomy that supports that?
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1.  deedee30 (217) | 6 months ago |  Because they have a manly stance and stubby feet and because we always put shirt buttons on them to decorate them, have you ever noticed they have no fingers too, quite scary really lol
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 Transdisc (14018) | 6 months ago | Yes, no fingers. I guess it's safe to say that no Gingerbread person is very computer proficient? | |
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 AedonLeone (475) | 6 months ago |  So what is the purpose of giving the gingerbread man shirt buttons if he has no fingers to manipulate them? ;-)
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| deedee30 (217) | 6 months ago | Because it gives us something to bite off just before we bite his legs off.... | |
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| 2. wolfie34 (10557) | 6 months ago |  This post contains content of a mature nature. You must be Signed in or Registered to have the option to view this content.
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| Transdisc (14018) | 6 months ago | That's interesting that you had to do that at the bakery, wolfie! | |
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| flowerchilde (5353) | 6 months ago |  Yes, that's pretty crazy, especially as "man" is also used to refer to a species, and not only refers to the male.. Man & wo-man, but alas people make everything complicated! Always responding and swinging from one extreme to the other...
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| 3. OreoCookie3 (13266) | 6 months ago |  Haaa! Good question! I have no idea. I guess just that people don't cut them out with dress shapes on them and frost their little clothes on them. I don't know. But it is a good question.:D
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| Transdisc (14018) | 6 months ago | Ha, dress shapes? I was thinking they were naked! | |
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| 4. rjscott (2024) | 6 months ago |  Now this is an interesting topic, to say the least.
I suppose it's possible that whoever bakes the Gingerbread Men bites off as much as they can chew, changing them to Gingerbread Eunochs.
Maybe we could lobby to get the reference changed to "Gingerbread Eunochs." Fair enough?
Memo to self: And what's YOUR excuse, RJ? (C) 2008 RJScott
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| Transdisc (14018) | 6 months ago | Gingerbread Eunochs does sound more appropriate, rjscott! | |
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| ShepherdSpy (1233) | 6 months ago |  You beat me to the "Cos Gingerbread Eunuchs don't sound as good!" gag....!
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| 5. raychill (3491) | 6 months ago |  I'm not sure about other chicks, but I know I wouldn't be caught dead with gum drop buttons on.
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| Transdisc (14018) | 6 months ago | I like eating those gum drop buttons, actually. | |
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| raychill (3491) | 6 months ago | See exactly why they are gingerbread men and not gingerbread women. | |
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| 6. razcal2267 (7493) | 6 months ago |  Ok, much lamer then your cold comment but its all I got so deal:P
Only men would be stupid enough to allow themselves to be eaten in such a manner.
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| dfn12968 (5585) | 6 months ago |  Heeheeheeheehee!!
Equally impressive, Raz!:)
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| 7. filmbuff (1328) | 6 months ago |  This post contains content of a mature nature. You must be Signed in or Registered to have the option to view this content.
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| Transdisc (14018) | 6 months ago | I don't think you're reading too much into it at all, filmbuff. I was thinking along these lines as well. However, in much of nature the male creature is more atttractive than the female, thus crumbling the theory of the unattractive gingerbread man. | |
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| filmbuff (1328) | 6 months ago | Very good point, I hadn't considered that. | |
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| 8. CurlyRed (2409) | 6 months ago |  I have pondered this too.
I thought perhaps gingerbread men were origally in the bible as gingerbread women, and as with everyting else, got translated, or perhaps transgendered, into males.
Then i took a closer look, there are many gingerbread men in the kitchen here.
Gingerbread men have no feet. Therefore. they have no need of shoes. Gingerbread women would have feet.
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| Transdisc (14018) | 6 months ago | I was thinking along biblical lines as well, Curly. Patriarchy and all that.
As for your shoes and women theory, Ha! Too good!! | |
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| 9. paid2write (3081) | 6 months ago |  You are assuming that all gingerbread men are naked! I always thought they were wearing gingerbread trousers to cover their gingerbread male anatomy. Or are they all gingerbread nudists?
What about the little man on the door of the men's room. You wouldn't want to see his 'anatomy', would you!?!
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| Transdisc (14018) | 6 months ago | I wouldn't mind seeing his anatomy if it helped me in those burning desperate moments when I'm blurry eyed with panic in trying to get to the public toilet in time!! | |
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| 10. awonderfullife (2275) | 6 months ago |  LOL- you come up with some good ones, transdisc! I guess they just need to keep it non-pornographic. I mean, I think even Ken dolls don't actually have the proper anatomy...
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| Transdisc (14018) | 6 months ago | Yes, Ken and Barbie Dolls both, if I remember my studies in this area when a young lad.
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