1. Eh, I should mention that when it comes to judging periods of time, I fail completely. I said six months, but that was a wild guess. All I can really say is "for a while now," and in my head "a while" has a connotation of "kinda a long time, I've certainly got used to it, and long enough it's probably not going to go away."
Seriously, I only have about four time differentiations-- right this instant, not long ago (a day to, hmm, two months?), some time ago (up to two years, maybe?), and back-inna-dawn-o-time. :D I just... I drift, or maybe i just live too much in the moment, but I really really don't measure time well. I suspect I ought to post some kind of warning about this in my info, or something: "please take all time estimates with a large grain of salt, I'm guessing in a desperate attempt to sound like a normal person." :D
2. Eh, y'know, for all that I don't like it, I really don't think about it all that much. Maybe because I just don't relate to it too well? I'd be neuter if I could, so that pretty much takes me out of the running when it comes to "normal" discussion of the matter. :D
I'm scientist enough that I definitely agree there are genetic/inborn and hormonal/chemical components to both; I just dislike the way society chooses to harp on the differences rather than the similarities science finds. Yes, males and females react to certain things in different ways, etc. But please, stop trying to convince us we're two totally different species who need a university degree and a translation dictionary to communicate. (Also please to stop using every tiny difference as a reason for oppression, thanks.)
I think it's mainly the results of admitting difference that make me leery -- I know they're there, but when every difference is used against one party as a means of keeping them inferior, well. I'd rather err on the side of sameness than live in a society where just a hundred years ago "scientific study" had "proved" that women's brain size means they're more closely related to gorillas than to men on the intellectual scale. As a species we're clearly not yet capable of acknowledging difference without making a value judgment that sets one answer as more valuable than the other, so I'd rather do without.
If you do open up a discusson on your LJ, I'll definitely drop by to see the scuffling. :D It's not something I have a huge personal stake in (heh, the world according to Lance: gender and sex happen to other people), so it'd be really interesting to see other people's opinions, who are probably a lot more articulate than me.
3. Read the book! I blame Schmendrick and Molly for spawning my love of "real" romance early. Sixteen-year-old flawless princesses and overmuscled princes got nothin' on two real people with pasts, regrets, flaws, and nevertheless a true and unforgettable shared experience that ties them together. (And oh, man, Molly confronting the unicorn! There's characterisation in two lines!)
4. I am lazy; I shower at night and when I wake up it's miraculously (usually) dry. :D I hate blow dryers, they take forever and make my arm tired, and are a waste of time and make my hair feel crispy. I spend all winter sick anyway, because apparently my immune system is wired for hibernation the minute the temp drops below seventy, so wet hair isn't really a problem...
5. Hee, yes, Snapedenial is good. He will always be tall in my head, unless it's convenient for him not to be; my brain still hands me tall!Snape automatically, with a discreet little note saying that this version may have expired, click "Okay" to continue anyway. :D
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
no subject
Date: 2006-11-01 08:07 pm (UTC)Seriously, I only have about four time differentiations-- right this instant, not long ago (a day to, hmm, two months?), some time ago (up to two years, maybe?), and back-inna-dawn-o-time. :D I just... I drift, or maybe i just live too much in the moment, but I really really don't measure time well. I suspect I ought to post some kind of warning about this in my info, or something: "please take all time estimates with a large grain of salt, I'm guessing in a desperate attempt to sound like a normal person." :D
2. Eh, y'know, for all that I don't like it, I really don't think about it all that much. Maybe because I just don't relate to it too well? I'd be neuter if I could, so that pretty much takes me out of the running when it comes to "normal" discussion of the matter. :D
I'm scientist enough that I definitely agree there are genetic/inborn and hormonal/chemical components to both; I just dislike the way society chooses to harp on the differences rather than the similarities science finds. Yes, males and females react to certain things in different ways, etc. But please, stop trying to convince us we're two totally different species who need a university degree and a translation dictionary to communicate. (Also please to stop using every tiny difference as a reason for oppression, thanks.)
I think it's mainly the results of admitting difference that make me leery -- I know they're there, but when every difference is used against one party as a means of keeping them inferior, well. I'd rather err on the side of sameness than live in a society where just a hundred years ago "scientific study" had "proved" that women's brain size means they're more closely related to gorillas than to men on the intellectual scale. As a species we're clearly not yet capable of acknowledging difference without making a value judgment that sets one answer as more valuable than the other, so I'd rather do without.
If you do open up a discusson on your LJ, I'll definitely drop by to see the scuffling. :D It's not something I have a huge personal stake in (heh, the world according to Lance: gender and sex happen to other people), so it'd be really interesting to see other people's opinions, who are probably a lot more articulate than me.
3. Read the book! I blame Schmendrick and Molly for spawning my love of "real" romance early. Sixteen-year-old flawless princesses and overmuscled princes got nothin' on two real people with pasts, regrets, flaws, and nevertheless a true and unforgettable shared experience that ties them together. (And oh, man, Molly confronting the unicorn! There's characterisation in two lines!)
4. I am lazy; I shower at night and when I wake up it's miraculously (usually) dry. :D I hate blow dryers, they take forever and make my arm tired, and are a waste of time and make my hair feel crispy. I spend all winter sick anyway, because apparently my immune system is wired for hibernation the minute the temp drops below seventy, so wet hair isn't really a problem...
5. Hee, yes, Snapedenial is good. He will always be tall in my head, unless it's convenient for him not to be; my brain still hands me tall!Snape automatically, with a discreet little note saying that this version may have expired, click "Okay" to continue anyway. :D