February 25, 2000    
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If you swapped gender for a day, what do you think you would find out about being the opposite sex?

First I'd want to pee standing up just because I could. Then I would go on a diet because its easier for men to lose weight.

Cindy, 41
Lowell,
MA

That it is so much easier to go to the bathroom standing up. That the phallus really does rule the world.  That men are as insecure as we hoped they would be. That I really do love being a woman.

I always thought it would be neat if couples could swap sex (because you know that gender is the social construct and sex is the actual chromosome and organ right?) for a day. God, to be in a body you trust, and the things you could learn!... that would be really neat.

See? My love of science fiction comes from these kinds of things.

Amy, 23
Baton Rouge,
LA

Swap gender? Why would I want to do that?

Jill, 59
Saylorsburg,
PA

I would surely be disappointed to discover that breasts aren't as much fun to own as they are to borrow someone else's.

Anthony, 24
Baton Rouge,
LA

If I swapped gender for a day, which I think would be cool, I would imagine I would find out the following: for one thing, that women have a lot more choices what to wear than men. I would find out, I think, that women probably do a lot more than they get credit for. Well, that is what I think I would find out if I swapped genders for a day.

Ernest, 28
Washington, DC

I would find out if body chemistry and chromosomal composition have anything to do with who I really am and would I suddenly find myself with new thoughts and urges based on my new body.

Felicia, 34
Somerville,
MA

Why guys don't think they need to answer when you ask them a direct question. And hopefully other random useful stuff.

Karen, 20
Marshelltown/Ames,
IA

If I were a man for a day... I don't know what I'd learn, but I sure would like to find out some things like:
1. Would I no longer be able to find things in the pantry, refrigerator, cupboard that were in plain view when I was a woman.
2. Would I no longer notice the dog hair piled up under the furniture.
3. Would I not care that the wet towels are moldering on the
unmade bed.

Laura, 34
Lowell
, MA

I would really like to find out why women always go to the washroom together. Entering and exiting. Why? It's puzzles me to this day!!!

Ray, 17
Toronto  CANADA

I don't know what I would find out, to be honest...men are so confusing to me, it's hard to know where to begin. I'd like to know how they see women, what they think about...mostly the mental aspect of being a man. I've always wondered what it's like inside the mind of a man, and that might  give me a chance to find out.

Nicole
Elk Grove, CA

I think I'd be too busy tearing apart the house looking for my penis to really notice anything philosophical

Alias Irrelevante

That the English language (or whatever language I happen to be speaking) truly is a foreign language to men, what it is really like to walk around with one of those things in the way all day, and how wonderful it must be to know everything!

Kathy, 26
Garden City
, MI

Hopefully, we would be able to have the mind and soul of the opposite sex, as well as the physical characteristics. I would definitely use the opportunity to explore the male mind. I would be very intrigued to discover just how the hell men work. While I had the chance, though, I would definitely pee standing up, and try to write my name, in urine, in some snow, dirt, or sand. I would watch some pro wrestling and try to figure out why men seem to like it so much. One thing I would definitely do would be to masturbate, and figure out exactly what feels good to a man. I think that would be helpful.

Kristin, 20
IA  USA

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