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70. yeah. all these DNC speeches have me in a particularly hopeful mood tonight though!

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Most women have no idea what it's like to be a man on a daily basis either. [View all] Locut0s Sep 2012 OP

zippers, for intance, are MUCH scarier!!! DonRedwood Sep 2012 #1

rofl depends but i get what you mean. loli phabay Sep 2012 #3

LOL. Ok. I can say I've honestly only had that experience once. And NEVER want to again. nt ;) Locut0s Sep 2012 #7

2nd grade. my teacher mrs williams had to unzip me. I cried and cried and cried DonRedwood Sep 2012 #34

rofl i have a similar tale, also a few times when hammered and having someone else unzip lol loli phabay Sep 2012 #36

You learn real quick after the first time. NT ballabosh Sep 2012 #72

plus when I was like 6 I had a tick on the end of my penis snooper2 Sep 2012 #129

I was stung by a hornet on my penis when I was about two. Codeine Sep 2012 #143

A subthread of penis stories would be classic LOL, everyone please add their own snooper2 Sep 2012 #153

okay theres the time when drunk that i leaned across the table not realising my tackle was in the dr loli phabay Sep 2012 #172

problem is people broadbrush each other, each person is different with all the mess that comes with loli phabay Sep 2012 #2

... opiate69 Sep 2012 #4

it lacks punctuation CountAllVotes Sep 2012 #6

lol challenger forward loli phabay Sep 2012 #9

You seem to see things through one- digonswine Sep 2012 #5

Well like I said perhaps my specific set of circumstances... Locut0s Sep 2012 #12

I suppose it would- digonswine Sep 2012 #16

There are some very loud voices here at DU, hifiguy Sep 2012 #53

I agree- digonswine Sep 2012 #58

link please. i continually hear a few of you men say ridiculous things that are not close seabeyond Sep 2012 #103

That you, of all people, would dare to ask hifiguy Sep 2012 #110

ya... no link. gotcha. nt seabeyond Sep 2012 #121

You rock! nt raccoon Sep 2012 #125

Can I get an amen?!? nt EOTE Sep 2012 #122

I've been told 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #126

That has been my universal experience in the past. hifiguy Sep 2012 #131

looking vs leering, a complicated art snooper2 Sep 2012 #133

I have zero tolerance for the biology defense. tjdee Sep 2012 #8

Where did I say defense? In fact I repeatedly said I was NOT defending... Locut0s Sep 2012 #18

Of course you were not defending them. But you did NOT EXPECT THE INQUISITION, did you? Zalatix Sep 2012 #41

nobody expects the.... eom yawnmaster Sep 2012 #43

from the time a child communicates boys learn to look and girls learn to pose. seabeyond Sep 2012 #64

Yeah, and fundys are "opposed" to Darwin. hifiguy Sep 2012 #68

also doesnt make cultlike evo psych story telling true, either. Consider the company you are keeping seabeyond Sep 2012 #74

I call bull. hifiguy Sep 2012 #84

Do you believe any biological differences exist between males/females 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #118

LOL, my daughter was posing with paint all over her face a couple days ago snooper2 Sep 2012 #137

my boys still pose for a camera.... that is really not what i am talking about though seabeyond Sep 2012 #138

Lol, and I love the biology! Viva La Difference! sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #150

I'll admit you guys have your issues. Cleita Sep 2012 #10

All of this is why I want to see the Patriarchal system destroyed, and no *-archal system put in its Zalatix Sep 2012 #35

I don't either want a matriarchal system. Cleita Sep 2012 #39

We leverage our characteristics rrneck Sep 2012 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author Cleita Sep 2012 #11

I'm still contemplating Aerows Sep 2012 #13

I really don't think we are "wired differently" by gender. MadrasT Sep 2012 #14

im of the opinion that there are differences both in biology and mentally loli phabay Sep 2012 #15

There is nature and nurture both, but I don't think that is related to biological gender. MadrasT Sep 2012 #22

no probs with your opinion after all its just as valid as mine even if we disagree. :) loli phabay Sep 2012 #24

There we must disagree AngryAmish Sep 2012 #104

all women have much lower testosterone. why do so many want, like, have sex? seabeyond Sep 2012 #127

Nobody ever said that libido is solely driven by testosterone AngryAmish Sep 2012 #132

i hear a lot of myth presented as fact when there is no fact to substantiate the myth. seabeyond Sep 2012 #134

My friend, you have gone from point A to point WHTRBY AngryAmish Sep 2012 #139

ok. fair enough. i am not gonna try to clarify.... seabeyond Sep 2012 #140

Who said women are not sexual creatures? sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #151

"Men with low testosterone tend to be less interested in sex and more of a blah attitude." seabeyond Sep 2012 #160

That would make sense if you assumed 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #166

Why is Testosterone prescribed as a remedy for low libido? One_Life_To_Give Sep 2012 #170

Because people are socially conditioned by the Patriarchy 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #178

Depends on what you mean by wired. Our brains look the same but different hormones are at work... Locut0s Sep 2012 #17

Yes but hormone levels vary wildly MadrasT Sep 2012 #20

They vary wildly within a set range... Locut0s Sep 2012 #52

Normal levels of testosterone in women run between 10 ng/dl to 70 ng/dl Major Nikon Sep 2012 #60

I have absolutely no doubt we are wired differently. hifiguy Sep 2012 #50

No, there's plenty of evidence that biology separates the genders. Not just in humans. Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #93

Scientists have found that by giving rats 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #116

Agreed Locut riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #19

yet... you are clueless how often your daughter is reacting, cause there is not the same evidence. seabeyond Sep 2012 #66

Agreed. riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #82

You are freaking me out rider!!! dawg Sep 2012 #112

Are you painfully introverted? digonswine Sep 2012 #21

Not exactly, though not too far off..... Locut0s Sep 2012 #27

This woman won't have any idea until you figure out how paragraphs work. LeftyMom Sep 2012 #23

kinda mean, its definetly worth reading even if it is hard for you. loli phabay Sep 2012 #25

Insisting that adults make the effort to write correctly isn't mean. It's a fairly low standard. LeftyMom Sep 2012 #30

not knowing the posters educational level or if he has problems writing makes your post lack class loli phabay Sep 2012 #62

Discussion forums are a text based medium. People who have problems communicating in text have other LeftyMom Sep 2012 #76

as i said it shows a lack of class, but carry on loli phabay Sep 2012 #78

Learning disabilities and trouble writing/conveying messages 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #105

Or it could simply be bad grammar... LanternWaste Sep 2012 #117

Could be 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #120

If you haven't read through a paragraph of that length before than I can only surmise... Locut0s Sep 2012 #32

You don't handle constructive criticism from women well, either. LeftyMom Sep 2012 #38

Constructive criticism is generally not given in a rude or mean tone. nt Locut0s Sep 2012 #46

LeftyMom, how do you get that he can't handle constructive criticism from women? eom yawnmaster Sep 2012 #48

Because she speaks for all of womankind? Who knows... Zalatix Sep 2012 #91

What the heck is a read thought? Care Acutely Sep 2012 #42

It's like a read through only you read the other persons mind ;) Locut0s Sep 2012 #44

Sweet! I never get in on the cool stuff. Care Acutely Sep 2012 #65

It's simply a typo. n/t auntAgonist Sep 2012 #83

Yup, already handled. Thanks. Care Acutely Sep 2012 #94

I haven't been hit on for so long (comes with becoming an old fart) Curmudgeoness Sep 2012 #26

I was also full of anxiety and fear of rejection but some very kind women and girls understood upaloopa Sep 2012 #28

thats what the internet was made for, just use it as a tool to meet like minded members of the oppos loli phabay Sep 2012 #33

My response is from "The Gift of Fear": "Men fear being humiliated; women fear being murdered." WinkyDink Sep 2012 #29

Yet men are more likely to be the victim of violent crime other than rape.. Fumesucker Sep 2012 #49

From other men. Your serve. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #57

Logically though men should fear murder more than women.. Fumesucker Sep 2012 #59

I hope, based on my other post, that you stop equating this with women's fear of being raped. KitSileya Sep 2012 #111

That tells me absolutely nothing of the risks to men and women. KitSileya Sep 2012 #109

You just need to get laid a few times. n/t fun n serious Sep 2012 #31

I'm curious how other women on here would view this opinion... Locut0s Sep 2012 #40

in a way i agree with the post, you need to get out there and work through the issue, mayby not laid loli phabay Sep 2012 #51

Well, I'm a man but I think it's terrible advice. dawg Sep 2012 #114

You are so smart. :) redqueen Sep 2012 #130

dawg is awesome, and i think and encourage boys generation to get rid of the whole seabeyond Sep 2012 #136

When I was single I preferred to get their number rather than give mine. redqueen Sep 2012 #141

it worked well. and the girls didnt have an issue with it. i imagine it will be a life lesson for seabeyond Sep 2012 #144

I really don't follow the gender angle of the post Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2012 #37

This dx'd Aspie profoundly thanks you. hifiguy Sep 2012 #45

I'm curious. Why was this an issue in law school specifically? nt. Locut0s Sep 2012 #47

In law school the Socratic method is used. hifiguy Sep 2012 #56

Yes we do. My husband tells me everyday. nt nanabugg Sep 2012 #54

Every person I've known who has done F-to-M Drag comments on how lonely it is. slampoet Sep 2012 #55

Men don't have to be just visual treestar Sep 2012 #61

I learned how true that is, and how cultural that is flamingdem Sep 2012 #75

That doesn't prove men aren't more visual it just proves that we have an unhealthy ideal... Locut0s Sep 2012 #86

have you actually ever met a guy if you think we need everything to be perfect, for most a pulse is loli phabay Sep 2012 #89

"if there's a hot chick on dancing with the stars" treestar Sep 2012 #99

Were are you getting this "have to" stuff from? 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #147

Danny DeVito can get a girl treestar Sep 2012 #154

" Danny DeVito can get a girl" 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #155

Men have the advantage though treestar Sep 2012 #173

i guess youve never heard of cougars before, lets be honest if a female wants sex then its not hard loli phabay Sep 2012 #174

You seem to be basing your understanding of men 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #177

"Men are generally asexual" 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #145

Years ago Angie Dickinson, on the Carson show, hifiguy Sep 2012 #149

She knows what's she's talking about 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #156

You do care about youth, slimness, beauty treestar Sep 2012 #152

As do women 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #157

Well traditionally the men get to do the asking out treestar Sep 2012 #171

Men "get" to do the asking out 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #176

men are not more visual, it is not backed up by science. they did a questionnaire and made it fact seabeyond Sep 2012 #63

"They" who? opiate69 Sep 2012 #67

You do know better than to expect an actual answer, hifiguy Sep 2012 #69

yeah. all these DNC speeches have me in a particularly hopeful mood tonight though! opiate69 Sep 2012 #70

In my experience asking for clarification 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #107

since we are talking "scientific fact", and i am referring to study hooking up brain, THEY seabeyond Sep 2012 #71

No games.. just wanted to see a source.. opiate69 Sep 2012 #77

ah, but basing that men are more visual froma study in the 80's handing out a questionairre seabeyond Sep 2012 #80

All that says is women like porn too.. Upton Sep 2012 #79

hey seabeyond hope you are well, its not the brain that should be hooked up to the machine loli phabay Sep 2012 #90

i am gonna really blow your.... mind on this but ya, seabeyond Sep 2012 #92

lol well as you know im not the average person but i think 17 is kinda low for me loli phabay Sep 2012 #95

That study would by definition be self-reported 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #108

You contradict yourself 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #106

Is this the study? redqueen Sep 2012 #128

I did always wonder what it would be like to have to worry about flamingdem Sep 2012 #73

rofl i took your comment in a different way, not sure if you meant that if so well played loli phabay Sep 2012 #97

I think you would have had a better point if you hadn't jp11 Sep 2012 #81

Thank you for the intelligent and very nicely worded reply... Locut0s Sep 2012 #88

It can't be all about the "wiring". blue neen Sep 2012 #85

Oh by no means do I think it's all biological, but I do think it plays a large role... Locut0s Sep 2012 #87

I appreciate you sharing your story LadyHawkAZ Sep 2012 #96

Actually ismnotwasm Sep 2012 #98

Well said. nt redqueen Sep 2012 #119

+1 Chorophyll Sep 2012 #124

Thanks for this Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #100

K&R KansDem Sep 2012 #101

A transgendered women explained that she was glad to get rid of all the male hormones Maraya1969 Sep 2012 #113

Men definitely face different issues here than women 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #115

+1 Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #142

Don't forget another label.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #162

True. That is another way of publicly shaming men 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #164

another aspect is the animosity towards trans/cd/tv from a lot of women loli phabay Sep 2012 #175

I used to have hang ups and blamed a lot of people for not acquiescing to them LanternWaste Sep 2012 #123

Thanks for this response.... cbdo2007 Sep 2012 #135

We guys do get the upper hand tho... Taverner Sep 2012 #146

Maybe you would have better luck if you didn't see women as so different than you Nikia Sep 2012 #148

I'd say that advice cuts both ways. 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #158

I don't think that this is the same thing Nikia Sep 2012 #167

I never said 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #169

Not to be a jerk, but none of the guys on this thread speak for me! Romulox Sep 2012 #159

you made me laugh.... seabeyond Sep 2012 #163

I generally assume no one is speaking for anyone except themselves 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #165

i expect people to behave in a civilized way and unlike animals La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2012 #161

Doe Anyone Else Find This Thread Profoundly Sad? (nt) Paladin Sep 2012 #168