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If you could live one day as a member of the opposite sex, would you?
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December 11, 2009 06:44 AM
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Well I have and it was very revealing.
I joined a self help group years ago and one of the exercises involved the men being dressed up as women and going out in public for a day.
I was very educational to notice where men's eyes were, their posture changes, tonal and body language. To be instantly discounted in a conversation or situation simply because I was "a woman". It was as though my self esteem took a hit just walking out the door.
I can see how some women play the social game, trying to get one step up and how men don't understand why women try so hard, why they're so sensitive about things and all.
At the end of the day out the men had to share their experiences with the women of the group and compare stories. I remember sharing what it was like to have breasts and receiving applause for being able to put such a "taken for granted" thing into words. The women present felt I had passed my test.
I'm glad I got to experience that first hand. It was very enlightening. It changed me.
I've been a lesbian ever since. :)
I joined a self help group years ago and one of the exercises involved the men being dressed up as women and going out in public for a day.
I was very educational to notice where men's eyes were, their posture changes, tonal and body language. To be instantly discounted in a conversation or situation simply because I was "a woman". It was as though my self esteem took a hit just walking out the door.
I can see how some women play the social game, trying to get one step up and how men don't understand why women try so hard, why they're so sensitive about things and all.
At the end of the day out the men had to share their experiences with the women of the group and compare stories. I remember sharing what it was like to have breasts and receiving applause for being able to put such a "taken for granted" thing into words. The women present felt I had passed my test.
I'm glad I got to experience that first hand. It was very enlightening. It changed me.
I've been a lesbian ever since. :)
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December 10, 2009 09:43 PM
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No, because my experience would not teach me anything. It is too full of variables. Am I to be a good looking, young man, or a man my age with my average looks? Am I to be a rich man, or a poor man? Am I smart, average, or dumb?
I think I'll just stay who I am.
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I think I'll just stay who I am.
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December 14, 2009 04:32 AM
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The perfect example of a "sure, why not" situation. You've got something that likely will never happen again, that I'd never be able to experience by myself, that isn't dangerous and has no permanent repercussions -- so sure, why not?
While I'm not an essentialist and don't really believe men are nearly as different from women as society likes to pretend they are, it'd be an interesting experience just to see how people react to me. A learning opportunity, if you will.
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While I'm not an essentialist and don't really believe men are nearly as different from women as society likes to pretend they are, it'd be an interesting experience just to see how people react to me. A learning opportunity, if you will.
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