by R.E. Hay

Created on: March 03, 2009   Last Updated: March 04, 2009

The simplistic nature of this title "Girls are as bad as guys" leaves the opening for the statement-THERE ARE BAD PEOPLE IN ALL GENDERS! Gender does not disseminate who is bad and who is good. Yes, I have heard the old saying about girls, "sugar and spice and everything nice," but most women are not all made up of sugar and spice. Just like there are bad seeds in men, there are also bad seeds in the women. The nature of what defines a bad person is how this article will view men vs. women. Men have their wonderful stereotypical traits; they are strong, they bring home the bacon, and so forth. Women are almost always branded with the negative stereotypes. Women are often seen as nagging, the b-word, and my favorite possessive. These are just stereotypes. Many men are not physically strong and in today's world it takes two people to bring home the bacon. I also know many women who are not naggy and could care less about controlling what is "theirs." People are unique and by saying this I leave open the window to say some people are just cruel, inhumane, and otherwise bad.

Most women are not sugar and spice. They dropped those niceties after having to enter the "man's world" and join the workforce. It is within this world, many women are just better at conniving, lying, and backstabbing. Chalk it up to human nature. Women can lie to get whatever they want, but women also use another part their arsenal, sexuality. A woman's sexuality can be used as atomic bomb at her discretion. Here is where gender can determine who the badder sex is. Many men don't have the physical characteristics such as breasts to use at their disposal. They rely solely on their cunning nature. Women, especially the bad ones, have used this one defining physical attribute to get ahead. Marilyn Monroe is one of the finest examples; she catapulted to stardom by using her greatest assets in the "The Asphalt Jungle." Her few minutes on screen left a nation wondering about this voluptuous blond. This beautiful full figured blond made a legend out being the dumb blond, but a dumb blond with huge assets. A dumb blond who is still ranked among the highest grossing celebrities.

Another example of women using their sexuality to get ahead is the case of Anne Boleyn. She taunted Henry with her sweet virginity until he divorced his first wife and married her. The case ended after Henry got what he wanted and what he didn't want, another female heir. After this Henry proved who the badder sex was, he had

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