by Jac Alyn

Created on: March 31, 2008

In this modern day and age of technology and information, I find it deeply amusing that we are still debating whether or not women are superior to men, or vice versa.

Haven't we learned yet that each gender has superiority over different areas, and that one cannot blatantly state that men are better, or women are better without sparking a plethora of angry calls stating otherwise?

Each example of superiority is equally opposed by an 'except for'.

"Men are superior leaders, except for Queen Elizabeth, Catherine the Great and Cleopatra"
"Women are superior communicators, except for Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare and Gandhi"
"Men are superior warriors except for Joan of Arc, Athena Goddess of War, and the Amazons"
"Women are superior artists, except for Andy Warhol, Picasso and DaVinci"

Men and women are two halves of a whole. What is more superior? The pie crust, or the filling? Neither. Both come together to make something deliciously enjoyable. That is men and women. Without a wife, a man is a bachelor. Without a husband, a woman is a spinster. Which is superior? Both are at a disadvantage. Who is more important, Romeo or Juliette? There is no story about them individually. They are only important because they have each other.

Neither sex can claim superiority over the other. Men try to claim superiority by using brute force against women to dominate her. And women try to claim superiority by seduction. Each are enslaved by the other. Continuously seeking each other out.

My husband is superior in cooking. I am superior in financial decisions. Who is superior overall? Without him I would starve. Without me he would be buried by debt. We need each other. That is why we have marriages. If men were superior, they would not need women. And we know they do.

However, if there were one woman left on Earth, the human race would become extinct. She cannot reproduce fast enough to keep up the human race. But if there were one man left on Earth, the human race would still flourish and grow and eventually repopulate.

Who is superior overall?

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