If a guy -- Buffista or no -- assumes that he knows what it's like to be a woman, that he knows better than I do (although I'm actually the gender in question) what cultural standards apply to women, well, I'm going to be cranky about it.

My beef was mostly with "allowed" and how you mean it.

I don't disagree with your point, just the degree of cultural disaproval.

And if you're decorative, you're supposed to be grateful for the attention, no matter how obnoxious it is.

And if you're *not* decorative, you're supposed to be infinitely *more* grateful for the attention, even if it's rape.

I knew what you were saying. I was trying to make the leetle joke, but of course without your being able to see my face, it didn't come across.

You should have added "but that contradicts my experience!"

I am a woman who sits with her knees apart a fair amount. At least, when I'm wearing pants. Probably on the subway, too, not that I'm on the subway that much.

I don't scratch my balls, however. (I do occasionally catch myself feeling myself up in public, absent-mindedly estimating when the baby last nursed by how heavy my breast is. Whoops.)

I support you and your feeling yourself up, flea -- it's about time women started with that. Also, I still bet your legs are closer to one another than many of these jackholes of whom I am thinking.

You should have added "but that contradicts my experience!"

Heh.

Good lord. Speaking of the battle of the sexes: [link]

ION, why is it not even 4pm yet? I feel like I've done a bunch of things at work! And lord knows I've posted a ton here... And yet?

Also, I still bet your legs are closer to one another than many of these jackholes of whom I am thinking.

We are not necessarily jackholes because our genitalia get squished between our legs. Seriously, for all that women go off on their boobage issues, you'd think they'd have a little more empathy about men and their schweaty balls.

Seriously -- if you are taking up 1/2 of a seat on either side of you, you are a jackhole. I am not even exaggerating. I do not believe that many men have balls that are that enormous.

No, Jesse - I have this group picture of me on a dig, and I've got my legs wide open and my elbows on my knees and generally look like a (really skinny) trucker. I crack myself up sometimes, the mix of Frosty Proper Yankee and Raised In a Barn I project.

For what it's worth, I take up space when I want to, and walk really tall (and fast, and confident) and I'm pretty much over even noticing I do so, anymore. I was a little angsty about it at 20, when I couldn't seem to get boys to like me because I was too smart and too tall, but hey, I'm 34 now this is how I am and if you can't take it, fuck you.

I do not believe that many men have balls that are that enormous.

Don't make me google up elephantitis pictures.

It is true though that men not only take up space, but there is probably cultural encouragement to take up more than their allotted space. It's a space dominating thing, I suppose. Which helps us oppress women by disallowing them space (both physically and psychologically). Except for Vortex who will spork you if you try to take her armrest.