Should women be allowed to do everything men do?

[Hullygully]

Talk to me about equality.

The Man just came to check my gas appliances.

He stucks his bum at me. Well he was reaching for a radiator and I had to look, I nearly fainted. It had 'bawbags' written on his boxers. How to offend my female sensibilities!

~hysterical~

At the weekend I helped fit a kitchen while my husband looked after DS. I used a drill and special measuring contraptions and everything and only fucked up one door all the while in possession of a uterus.

I did get told that I was making DS 'look like a girl' at soft play for putting him in a pink t-shirt. I wondered if it was meant to be an insult? Whatevs, when he finally grows some hair I'm going to put it in pigtails and plait it to see if people froth at the mouth or their heads explode from the confusion.

Bawbags?! He was asking for it, dressed like that.

I don't do washing up though, it's too rough on my delicate lady hands.

My DNeph loves heels, scarves and bags. We bought him some clicky plastic heels and clip on earrings for his birthday. His dad ran them over with the car "by accident".

Right. I'm off to pick up my DS. There are jars to open and feelings to be suppressed.

Sheshelob - Too right. I nearly knocked him out and dragged him to my cave.

I bought my Dneph some Disney Fairies for his birthday, DH was a bit about it, I nipped that one in the bud. DS will play with whatever he bloody well wants.

Was at a meeting and after the meeting was talking to a man (and not looking at his arse). Another man (man2) comes up and says, can I have a word man1? and off they go leaving me like er? what?

Ouch!

In all fairness though, I have had this done to me many a time by Alpha Females as well in both professional and social contexts, leaving me standing there going

Women should probably nit model cock rings, take part in medical trials for illnesses affecting only men, work in a male only safe space, write articles in men's issues or be sperm donors.

Anyway, where's Ilovemyself who inadvertently started this thread?
I can't give an opinion till I know 'wot he thinks.

Both my sons do ballet. Ds1 asked for a tutu! He frequently tries his sisters on!!!!

Ds2 went to preschool with bunches once cos Dd1 thought he looked cute!

'a female' for God's sake. A female what?
Adult humans are called 'women'. Or wimmin. But not 'females'. Allow it, brer.

There is always a lot of stuff that needs doing, and stuff that people want to do.
Everyone should be allowed equal access to everything, limited only by their personal talents, abilities and skills and not their gender.

E.g. hedgetrimming is a man-job in this house because I am a short arse.
If I was 6', then it wouldn't be as much of a problem, but it is.
Likewise driving is a woman-job because I'm the only one who can drive.

See, following on from the couple of posts above about boys in pink/fairies etc. I would be interested to get some opinions on this. Firstly - I love my mum to pieces and she is kind and thoughtful and has been a wonderful help to me over the years...but....

I bought my 5 yo nephew a hot pink tshirt with a lovely khaki trim collar. She told my sister not to put him in it because boys should Never Wear Pink. Sister obliged because pink makes boys gay.

Mum also tells me that I am not a "real woman" because I do all the jobs around the house. I just moved and I hung the pictures, fixed the wobbly loo seat, put together the beds etc. She tells me men don't like women like me, I'm not a feminine real woman

So, is this just her age/generation? She's 69. I must admit it really gets to me to hear this kind of stuff from her and I find myself not saying certain things as I know the reaction I will get will be as above.

I think i would get a bit bored of talking about electronics all day and moaning about people from work whilst eating pork scratchings
but
I can't base the whole world on my immediate surroundings

Well, my mum is a decade older than yours and she'd agree with you.
So not all older people are stuck in gender-orientated mindsets.
In the same way that not all younger women are about image and plastic surgery and TOWIE.

Think hully was winding us up ilovechips. My lovely dad would have gone mad at the mention of "subs"

tool old

It's not her generation - my mum does everything. It's her, just smile sweetly and say Yes dear and carry on.

And punch your sister in the face

what is a sub?

I am trying very hard to get down wiv the kids but I am failing miserably

sub(marine) of which it is doubted I am commander

Oh so that's how people end up catching Teh Gay? It's the clothes you put them in when they're too little to give a crap! Man, would love to read the journal that research was published in.

I could never get bored of pork scratchings.

Yes I suppose I did generalise a tad with the "age" thing

I need to perfect the smile and nod smile and nod I think.

I will tell you all free gratis and for nothing I just had a man kneeling on my desk

It was the window cleaner and he was a bit err smelly, but I felt you should know.

I am not particularly good at doing Big Muscly Stuff on account of being notorious shortarse.

toooldforglitter both my sons had pink t-shirts with the slogan "tough enough to wear pink" emblazoned across them. When they were outgrown there was a damn near riot from family and friends wanting to get their hands on them for their own boys!

Next time you get that attitude regarding the colour pink firmly remind them that pink was a colour brought in in the 1800's primarily for BOYS. Not girls.