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Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
8 Mar 19
Happy Women's Day, My Lot!
To be honest I don't know how this day is celebrated, it (thankfully) isn't a greeting card holiday (we have enough of those) and no one I know does anything for it... but here it is none the less....
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Genipher
@Genipher (5405)
• United States
17 Jun 16
C'mon people!
In this enlightened day and age, with all the advances we've made in our culture and the world, are y'all still stuck on the idea that toy trucks are only for boys?
As you can well see, bunnies like...
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Anna Davenport
@AnnaAutopsy (705)
• United States
19 May 16
This is going to be a touchy subject, only because I'm probably going to make a few people here upset. But, I think I'm coming from a very sensible place when I say some women hold the highest double standard. Not all women do...
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Cristian Ichim
@Cristi_Ichim (3750)
• Bucharest, Romania
23 Apr 16
If gender roles are bad then why is it that they still exist? Why do gender stereotypes still exist?
For example, males are still looked upon by the following stereotypes: dominant=alpha male; non-dominant=omega male; if he has...
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Aurone
@Aurone (4755)
• United States
26 Jul 10
A few days ago, I posted a discussion about if it was important for girls to learn housewife skills and so when I thought about it, I wondered about the reverse. If we expect both guys and girls to learn housewife skills, do we...
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danishcanadian
@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
22 Feb 10
My husband and I are sitting here watching the movie "K 19 the widowmaker" about a Russian Submarine in the 1960s (based on a true story), and the whole thing got me thinking.
It's traditionally believed that the man is the...
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katerina
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
5 Dec 09
It has always been a great belief of mine that if you need something fixing you get a man in. Men seem to be born knowing how to fix cupboard doors, poke around in car engines, sort out tap washers and all those incredibly tedious...
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sahilpadhiyar20
@sahilpadhiyar20 (532)
• India
28 Nov 09
Well Time is changing everywhere It was believed earlier Only Girls should do Cooking Stuff but nowadays the mentality changes everytime,I saw some people who are generally Husbands and preparing Cooking Stuff and their wifes are...
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danishcanadian
@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
5 Sep 09
I manage the money, he cooks. She may go out to work all day, he may stay home with the kids. Two may split totally 50/50, another couple might embrace "traditional" gender roles. It all depends on the individuals.
With the...
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Amy
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
26 Apr 09
Were you are are you very careful with kids as far as what they play with and how they play? Do you buy your little boy guns, and firetrucks and avoid kitchens and other like toys? I plan to buy my little boy a kitchen because he...
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sandragellar
@sandragellar (440)
• Philippines
12 Mar 09
do you hear that a lot? it seems that women are getting the bad rep when it comes to driving.
this is another example of double standards. not all women drive carelessly. so why is it that everytime a bad driver comes along,...
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sandragellar
@sandragellar (440)
• Philippines
11 Mar 09
think of a single 30 year old woman. and compare her to a single 30 year old men.
somehow, the woman will be called all sorts of rude names, like spinster and ice queen. on the other hand, the single man will be called bachelor...
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sandragellar
@sandragellar (440)
• Philippines
10 Mar 09
do you want to get married? or perhaps you already are? has anyone ever dared assume that you're not the marrying type?
what do you do when someone tells you, "you don't seem like the marrying type"?
what exactly is the...
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sandragellar
@sandragellar (440)
• Philippines
10 Mar 09
a few years ago, a close friend of mine received a box of flowers from a secret admirer. i was gushing along with her, asking her how it feels to have a secret admirer deliver flowers to her.
her response? "oh, that's right,...
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sandragellar
@sandragellar (440)
• Philippines
5 Mar 09
do you usually find women with longer hair prettier than their short-haired counterparts?
short hair is now equally popular, and a lot of actresses can pull it off. but be honest now (men especially are welcome to post!), do...
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victoriasparda
@victoriasparda (161)
• United States
8 Aug 08
When are you going to raise kids? Why don't you have a diamond ring instead of saphirre? It wasn't your place to propse to him! He needs to be the one working, not you. What kind of wife are you if you don't like to cook? The man...
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