Is it easier to be a Boy than it is to be a Girl?

[Sophii3x]

We were having a debate about this in our welsh lesson.

What do you think?

Personally I think it's harder to be a girlie. Because...
1. It's easier for boys to make friends, and it's hard for girls
2. Boys don't have periods (lucky them:rolleyes:)

[ttw]

Pros and Cons for both....

Girls may think it is much easier on boys but they get alot of pressure on them too, they may put on a front and everything... but peer pressure - needing to look "big and hard" or being able to "get the most girls"...

Depends in which context you look at it aswell...

However, there is still alot of institutional sexism and just everyday sexism around, which makes it harder for females.

Everyone should just be happy with who and what they are.

[Sophii3x]

Also girls have alot of pressure to be skinny.. because of these celebs

[BigSister]

I agree with soph I think it is a lot harder to be a girl than a boy for the 2 reasons sophie said and also boys dont have to look pretty and put make up on they can just go out as they want

[Sophii3x]

I agree Bex

Boys should have periods to go through our pain:laugh:

[ttw]

Originally posted by BigSister
I agree with soph I think it is a lot harder to be a girl than a boy for the 2 reasons sophie said and also boys dont have to look pretty and put make up on they can just go out as they want

Girls don't have to wear make up...

Just because boys don't have to wear make up it does not mean they do not care about their appearance at all...

Obviously you can only be what you are, so you will never understand what it is like to be male and you will only be able to relate with what you go through so therefore may perceive what you are to be most difficult.

[easypeasy]

girls may have to suffer painful periods but they will never know the intense indescribable pain of recieving a swift kick to the gonads......

[Sophii3x]

easypeasy.. That never happenes.. does it:puzzled:

[easypeasy]

every man has suffered with a nad injury in their life thats why they learn to protect them. lol.
Honest its the kind of pain that words cant explain.

[Sophii3x]

LMAO!! I read in a magazie that this boy got hit in the nuts by one of his friends and broke it:laugh2:

Maybe i should kick my brother in the nuts to see what he does!!

[easypeasy]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
LMAO!! I read in a magazie that this boy got hit in the nuts by one of his friends and broke it:laugh2:

Maybe i should kick my brother in the nuts to see what he does!! your evil! lol. that kind of treatment should only be dished out to men who try to attack a lady, there would be no wife beaters around if the wives knew where to put their knee for maximum effect........:whistle:

[Sophii3x]

LMAO:laugh2:

Hmmm.. So it hurts that much does it

[easypeasy]

i bet if i started a poll along the lines of "would you rather be kicked in the face or kicked in the balls?" most replies would prefer a boot to the face.

[Sophii3x]

lmao... DO IT! (make the thread)

[lily.]

I would say that whilst men don't have to go through periods and childbirth.. they still have hard stuff to deal with..

As previously mentioned, they aren't encouraged to show emotion the way girls are, and can feel pressure to act like the "big man".

Also, I think the make-up issue actually favours girls.. We can put on slap to hide our spots and blemishes, but men can't do that, and when they are spotty teenagers, they probably wish they could!

[Sophii3x]

Ahh yea I forgot about childbirth
That must be painful too

[lily.]

Oh, and as for the kick in the nads.. I did that to my husband back when we were first going out.. We had been watching a horror on the telly and I had to go to the toilet... so, he decided it would be a good idea to jump out on me at the bottom of the stairs.... It wasn't such a great idea when my basic instinct was to raise my knee rather swiftly.

He spent the next 10 minutes on the floor, whilst I tried really hard not to laugh ..

I didn't mean it, but he kinda deserved it for scaring the chit out of me! :tongue:

[lily.]

Sophie, I can't really tell you much about the pain of childbirth.. I had two C-Sections. But, I did have 18 hours of labour first time around, and that was no picnic!

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by Stropz
Oh, and as for the kick in the nads.. I did that to my husband back when we were first going out.. We had been watching a horror on the telly and I had to go to the toilet... so, he decided it would be a good idea to jump out on me at the bottom of the stairs.... It wasn't such a great idea when my basic instinct was to raise my knee rather swiftly.

He spent the next 10 minutes on the floor, whilst I tried really hard not to laugh ..

I didn't mean it, but he kinda deserved it for scaring the chit out of me! :tongue:

LMFAO Linda:laugh2:

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by Stropz
Sophie, I can't really tell you much about the pain of childbirth.. I had two C-Sections. But, I did have 18 hours of labour first time around, and that was no picnic!

Ouch!
it seems so horrible though, didn't you get scared at all.

BTW my auntie had an emergency Caesaren andthey had to cut her open withought any drug, tablet.. nothing

[lily.]

Yeah, I was terrified.. but it all happened kinda fast.. by the time they realised it was to be an Emergency Section they just kinda rushed me up to theatre, and did it.. It was all a bit surreal.. especially knowing they are operating on you whilst you are awake..

[Sophii3x]

Aww, how old areyour children anyway (if you don't mind me asking!)

BTW I posted who Ash's new TiBB Boyfriend on the jamsha thread:thumbs:

[lily.]

My daughter is 9 and my son is 5. :spin:

Edit to add: Yeah, I saw that post.. thanx. :thumbs:

[Sophii3x]

aww. I bet your very proud of them:bigsmile:

[lily.]

Yeah, they are good kids.. they drive me nuts sometimes, but all in all, they aren't quite ready for supernanny just yet.. :tongue:

[Sophii3x]

lmao. they are bound to drive you nuts!

BTW did you check Ash's other half?:laugh2:

[Ruth]

Easier to be a boy than a girl? I'm not sure. In the workplace, I would say it's definitely generally easier to be male, because there is a still a glass ceiling for women (although things are improving). But there is no doubt that women get away with things that men wouldn't get away with. For instance, see Cleo's behaviour towards Dirk (when she was being Tiara:rolleyes:) If he had behaved like that towards her, there would have been cries of sexual harassment! It isn't fair. I'm all for equality, but have things gone too far? Positive discrimination is still discrimination.

[GiRTh]

A girl. There's more peer pressure. I have a daughter and am shocked at how image conscious she's becoming.

[~Kizwiz~]

Originally posted by Stropz
Sophie, I can't really tell you much about the pain of childbirth.. I had two C-Sections. But, I did have 18 hours of labour first time around, and that was no picnic!

Me too Stropz.... mine was 25 hours of pain before my C-section..... and I wasnt technically in labour according to the nurses :rolleyes:

Plus I got septicemia 2 days after having her :bored:

[Mrluvaluva]

Depends on your personality, situation etc. Not necessarily harder for girls than for boys or vice versa. You have to look at the individual.

For instance, if someone is overweight, unpretty etc, they could be bullied. If someone is slim and attractive, they may be popular. If someone is gay they could be taunted. You can be ridiculed for all kinds of things, from wearing cheap clothes to wearing glasses. Kids can be cruel.

My point is, it is harder for some than others. Not just necessarily boys vs girls. I hope you get what I mean!

[Sophii3x]

I see what you mean :thumbs:

[Mrluvaluva]

Cool! Didn't want to confuse anyone.

[J.C.]

I have always loved Madonna`s song `what it feels like for a girl`.
Sadly, I don`t know, and never will !!! To be honest the pros and cons list goes on for ever so its probably not possible to tick either box!!! I will
definitely settle for being male, but for no other reason than being happy, as I`m sure you girls are too!!!

[Bells]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
lmao. they are bound to drive you nuts!

BTW did you check Ash's other half?:laugh2:

Are we on about the half I gained last night?...:hugesmile:

Anyway, I think men still do have difficulties, but the biological differences between men and women means they experience different sorts of difficulties in life (quite obviously), e.g. men of course don’t get periods and don’t have to go through childbirth, due to the different maternal and paternal instincts. Also, I think in history and over the last centuries, women were always dominated and treated differently; therefore, it’s looked upon that women have had to struggle more as a result to get noticed. Staying at home jobs were normally left to them whilst the men went out to hunt etc. So they have had completely different ways of life throughout history, thankfully that wide gap is narrowing rapidly nowadays, and that isn’t the case any longer.

[Emilee]

Well Males get to have the fun.. Girls go through the pain. lol

[lily.]

Originally posted by ice_maiden02
Originally posted by Sophii3x
lmao. they are bound to drive you nuts!

BTW did you check Ash's other half?:laugh2:

Are we on about the half I gained last night?...:hugesmile:

Yeah, me and soph were discussin him earlier.. and.. damn gurl.. I approve!! :thumbs:

Originally posted by kizwiz
Me too Stropz.... mine was 25 hours of pain before my C-section..... and I wasnt technically in labour according to the nurses :rolleyes:

Oh yeah, did you get the whole "take 2 co-codamol and try and sleep" speech as well? I had 90 seconds between each contraction and finally screamed at the stupid woman to get a monitor in (and a Gynaecologist as well for that matter). Maybe she thought I was just bending over double, screaming and making "I'm in complete agony" faces for shlts and giggles!!! :laugh:

[MarkWaldorf]

Boy's can't help not having periods, or going through child birth. It's just natural for a woman to do that. And why women moan about it, I haven't a clue, cause they end up living their children eternally.

[lily.]

Mark,, don't make me come down there son... :nono: :joker:

[MarkWaldorf]

Come down where? :joker:

[lily.]

To London.. dufus! LoL

Don't u be implyin nothin rude.. ur underage! :nono:

[Princess]

On topic (:laugh:) I think its equally as hard. But omg guys would die if they had periods. Like to them colds are flus and headaches are migranes :rolleyes:

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by Stropz
To London.. dufus! LoL

Don't u be implyin nothin rude.. ur underage! :nono:

I would like to see you try...:nono:

[Sunny_01]

I think that being a girl or a boy isnt really easy for different reasons.

The obvious ones for girls are periods, childbirth, discrimination in the workplace etc

For boys there is a lot of pressure to be the defenders, the family guy, provider etc...

I think we all have our things to go through and probs on an equal level living isnt easy either way.

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by Markus™
Boy's can't help not having periods, or going through child birth. It's just natural for a woman to do that. And why women moan about it, I haven't a clue, cause they end up living their children eternally.

Ohh Mark you would moan if you had periods
they are a nighmare

According to easypeasy he reckons they are the equivelent of boys pains when they get kicked in the nuts

[lily.]

Yeah, let's kick Mark in the nads and see if he moans... :tongue:

[Sophii3x]

yes lets do that:bigsmile:
wait until he comes online though

[lily.]

LoL.. that would help..

[Sophii3x]

lol
I 'kicked' Hitman in the balls yesterday
he said it hurt:laugh:

[lily.]

Good, he was asking for it.. LoL

[Sophii3x]

lol, he was winding me up about that list on the Joint Names thread

I kicked him 3 times but then he said after teh first time had a cricket box (whatever that means:laugh:)

[lily.]

Um,, i think it's a protective thing for yer nuts..

Dunno tho.. since I have no nuts to protect.. Would have to ask a male..

Hey, how come ur not at school young lady?

[Sophii3x]

Umm.. I'm going in 10 mins:hugesmile:

[lily.]

LoL.. awww.. damn.. who am I guna slag the English off with now :tongue:

[Sophii3x]

Linda, do we still have to kick Markie in the nuts to see if he moans or not?

[MarkWaldorf]

:nono:

[Sophii3x]

lol:laugh:
You say we moan, so we just wanted to kick you in the nuts to see if you'd moan

[MarkWaldorf]

:laugh: Well periods are natural. Nut kicking (WTF) isn't :nono:

[Sophii3x]

I know they are natural.. but they kill:bawling:
You boys don't understand

[MarkWaldorf]

Well I guess thats the difference between boys and girls.

[Sophii3x]

Yes lol

I also don't understand why girls have to have babies, why not men??
Sea Horse men carry their babies :laugh:

[MarkWaldorf]

:laugh: Because our bodies develop differently.

[Sophii3x]

Yea
When girls reach about 13 everything develops
So you have like a mumsy figure

[Noopie]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
1. It's easier for boys to make friends, and it's hard for girls


I'd completely disagree with that, maybe you'd have more enemies if you're a girl (like other girls bitching aobut you and stuff), but I know as a fact that if I was a girl I'd have more friends.
Maybe it seems boys make friends easier because they bond over football or something? but I hate football, so a lot of boys don't really have anything in common with me. :laugh:

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by Noopie
Originally posted by Sophii3x
1. It's easier for boys to make friends, and it's hard for girls


I'd completely disagree with that, maybe you'd have more enemies if you're a girl (like other girls bitching aobut you and stuff), but I know as a fact that if I was a girl I'd have more friends.
Maybe it seems boys make friends easier because they bond over football or something? but I hate football, so a lot of boys don't really have anything in common with me. :laugh:

Aww

I know what your saying.. but it said that Boys make friends easier in my Health and Social GCSE book

[Z]

That's definitely not true, at least from my POV Sophie. I have a lot of friends, most of whom are boys, but boys are very much against "opening up" and so you rarely end up with a best friend if you're a boy, just "the lads" whom you tell nothing to.

[Emilee]

Girls are juuust really judgemental. They will like look down on people a lot. Im saying this and im a girl.

But yer girls are just really bitchy and think they are better than everyone else, so it is really hard to go overto a group and just start talking to them.

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by Emilee
Girls are juuust really judgemental. They will like look down on people a lot. Im saying this and Im a girl.

But yer girls are just really bitchy and think they are better than everyone else, so it is really hard to go overto a group and just start talking to them.

I know!
There are so many backstabing little bitches
And they always seem to be the popular ones who get the hawt boys:sad:

I hate the fact that if your not popular your a nobody

[Emilee]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
Originally posted by Emilee
Girls are juuust really judgemental. They will like look down on people a lot. Im saying this and Im a girl.

But yer girls are just really bitchy and think they are better than everyone else, so it is really hard to go overto a group and just start talking to them.

I know!
There are so many backstabing little bitches
And they always seem to be the popular ones who get the hawt boys:sad:

I hate the fact that if your not popular your a nobody

LOL. Im happy with my social group im in, these are the groups:

Popular Sluts
Popular Nice People
Normal People
Emo/ Goth group
Nerd group.

Im inbetween the Popular nice people and Normal. :thumbs:
But yer i hate the way the popular people get all the fit lads, but they usually are all man *****s and probably have aids or clamidia, so ill stick with the boys in my group lol. They arnt all that bad. :spin:

[Siouxsie]

Men have it easy. Its a mans world . They dont know what pain is. If they get a cold its the end of the world:laugh:
We women are hard as we go through more pain in life. We can do more than one task ata a time. Meccant because they are lazy:laugh::whistle:
I could think of a thousand reasons why men have it easy :tongue:

[lily.]

I was a bit of a weird kid at school.. I certainly didn't fit in with the popular kids, but I had my crew of equally weird girls and boys.. so, it wasn't all bad.

[Sophii3x]

pssssssst Linda
Markie is online:bigsmile:

[Bells]

It's weird - but I never get period pains! Ever! I might've done like once or twice, but generally, I don't get them and periods aren't painful.

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by ice_maiden02
It's weird - but I never get period pains! Ever! I might've done like once or twice, but generally, I don't get them and periods aren't painful.

Mine are:sad:
they hurt so much

[Siouxsie]

think mine have dissappered:bigsmile: altogether

[lily.]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
Originally posted by ice_maiden02
It's weird - but I never get period pains! Ever! I might've done like once or twice, but generally, I don't get them and periods aren't painful.

Mine are:sad:
they hurt so much

Yeah, mine too.. some ppl are lucky not to have heavy/painful ones, but I have since I was 12. :sad:

[Princess]

Originally posted by ice_maiden02
It's weird - but I never get period pains! Ever! I might've done like once or twice, but generally, I don't get them and periods aren't painful.

I don't either! But I always use PMT as an excuse!

[Sophii3x]

What's PMT:laugh2:

[andybigbro]

i think its all the same

Everyone has problems in life and it doesnt matter what gender you are because they are different problems wich the same sex may have to face.

Yes girls have periods and may have to be "brainwashed" into being skinny because of the media and celebs

But males are ineasy about there bodies sometimes aswell

In my opinion we all have problems in life no matter what gender we are but some may be harder than others

[Emilee]

Originally posted by andybigbro
i think its all the same

Everyone has problems in life and it doesnt matter what gender you are because they are different problems wich the same sex may have to face.

Yes girls have periods and may have to be "brainwashed" into being skinny because of the media and celebs

But males are ineasy about there bodies sometimes aswell

In my opinion we all have problems in life no matter what gender we are but some may be harder than others

That was a good speech. *applause*:hello::lovedup:

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by andybigbro
i think its all the same

Everyone has problems in life and it doesnt matter what gender you are because they are different problems wich the same sex may have to face.

Yes girls have periods and may have to be "brainwashed" into being skinny because of the media and celebs

But males are ineasy about there bodies sometimes aswell

In my opinion we all have problems in life no matter what gender we are but some may be harder than others

I agree. Both genders face problems whilst growing up. Just cause female ones seem worse, doesn't mean we don't have any completely. I bet, if you were a boy, you would have made a thread saying "is it easier to be a girl than it is to be a boy".

[andybigbro]

Thanks Emilee lol
And markus Totally Agree :thumbs:

[Sophii3x]

Oh actually I forgot...
Girls can be raped, boys can't

[Ella]

Yes! It's defo easier to be a Boy!

Girls have to deal with Pregnancy, Labour, Giving Birth, Periods, Period pains and Boys have to deal with..Umm nothing!

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
Oh actually I forgot...
Girls can be raped, boys can't

What the heck? :puzzled:

[Ella]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
Oh actually I forgot...
Girls can be raped, boys can't

Soph, Boys can be raped. :sad:

[SiMoN!]

i harder to be a boy

because we have to deal with girls

[Ella]

Originally posted by SiMoN!
i harder to be a boy

because we have to deal with girls

Lol! Boys moan more then Girls defo!

Men are soft! You know what they say...

Behind every great man theres an even greater Women!

[SiMoN!]

Originally posted by Elz_Belz
Originally posted by SiMoN!
i harder to be a boy

because we have to deal with girls

Lol! Boys moan more then Girls defo!

Men are soft! You know what they say...

Behind every great man theres an even greater Women!

girls bitch 24-7 and demand attention all the time

[Ella]

Originally posted by SiMoN!
Originally posted by Elz_Belz
Originally posted by SiMoN!
i harder to be a boy

because we have to deal with girls

Lol! Boys moan more then Girls defo!

Men are soft! You know what they say...

Behind every great man theres an even greater Women!

girls bitch 24-7 and demand attention all the time

I'm a Girl and I don't do that?? :whistle:

[SiMoN!]

Originally posted by Elz_Belz
Originally posted by SiMoN!
Originally posted by Elz_Belz
Originally posted by SiMoN!
i harder to be a boy

because we have to deal with girls

Lol! Boys moan more then Girls defo!

Men are soft! You know what they say...

Behind every great man theres an even greater Women!

girls bitch 24-7 and demand attention all the time

I'm a Girl and I don't do that?? :whistle:

sure you dont :wink:

[Siouxsie]

Yes!!!!
its easier being a boy :yuk:than a girl :angel:

[Ella]

Originally posted by SiMoN!
Originally posted by Elz_Belz
Originally posted by SiMoN!
Originally posted by Elz_Belz
Originally posted by SiMoN!
i harder to be a boy

because we have to deal with girls

Lol! Boys moan more then Girls defo!

Men are soft! You know what they say...

Behind every great man theres an even greater Women!

girls bitch 24-7 and demand attention all the time

I'm a Girl and I don't do that?? :whistle:

sure you dont :wink:

Lol I don't! I moan sometimes, But that's mainly over Boys:yuk:

[SiMoN!]

it harder to be a boy because girls want to much

[Ella]

Originally posted by SiMoN!
it harder to be a boy because girls want to much

Noo we don't :nono::nono:

Just want a nice Man who doesn't lie cheat and act like a twonk

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by Elz_Belz
Originally posted by Sophii3x
Oh actually I forgot...
Girls can be raped, boys can't

Soph, Boys can be raped. :sad:

:shocked:REALLY!!
My science teacher said it's impossible because men are much stronger... my science teacher LIED:nono:

[Psylocke]

I think in the physical ways,YES boys have it way easier than girls.

No Periods,No Pregnancy,No Labour,No HRT,the menopause.etc etc.oh and guys dont have too worry as much as girls about getting pregnant.Plus we are garanteed to always orgasam.

oh and Soph your teacher was wrong,i know a guy who was date raped by a girl.and i can tell you its one of the saddest things ive ever heard about or talked to somone about.

[Noopie]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
:shocked:REALLY!!
My science teacher said it's impossible because men are much stronger... my science teacher LIED:nono:

What does strength have to do with it? Unless you mean like pushing them away.. but if like a fully grown man is trying to rape a 10 year old boy, the boy probably wouldn't be able to fight them off. :sad:


I heard somewhere that 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys will have someone attempt to rape them sometime in their lives. :yuk: :shocked:

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
Originally posted by Elz_Belz
Originally posted by Sophii3x
Oh actually I forgot...
Girls can be raped, boys can't

Soph, Boys can be raped. :sad:

:shocked:REALLY!!
My science teacher said it's impossible because men are much stronger... my science teacher LIED:nono:

Doesn't always mean boys rape girls, girls rape boys. As Noopie said, Men can rape boys.

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by Noopie
What does strength have to do with it? Unless you mean like pushing them away.. but if like a fully grown man is trying to rape a 10 year old boy, the boy probably wouldn't be able to fight them off. :sad:

I heard somewhere that 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys will have someone attempt to rape them sometime in their lives. :yuk: :shocked:

TBH I haven't got a clue what my science teacher said that.. I will ask him again after half term.

Them figures are BAD (1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys), it's wrong:sad:. Has anyone heared of babies being raped? It's just sick:bored:

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
What's PMT:laugh2:

Here you go Soph.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premenstrual_stress_syndrome