Caitlin Moran - How To Be a Woman 

I met her the other day. She's lovely, so chatty and full of spark. Couldn't believe how nice she was 😊

+Kathy Self Surely she went through the menopause several decades ago

***** Women can have their menopause in the thirties. This old crone looks like she dried up decades ago. There is no such thing as a 'male menopause'. Men can father children up to their 80's or older

***** Wow, you are stupid. There is no such thing as 'male menopause'. Menopause is the ending of menstrual periods. Men don't have periods. It has nothing to do with potency or fertility. In Latin it means the end of monthly periods. Dumbo

+guydecervens Actually, it's you who are the Dumbo. Male menopause is well documented, and descriptions of it can be found on most medical websites. Ever hear about a fun little thing called "google"? I didn't think so.

+Pothos Dionysus So what about the other way around. Why cant we see strong woman with "a look of destiny in there eyes". Maybe you can blame males not being sold well in a erotic manner on preference my theory would more go along the line of: It's embarrassing for a woman(much more for them than for men) to buy porn and you could better see it online but after all a woman not being portrayed as successful is this about sexual preference I wouldn't think so (at least I don't get an orgasm every time my boss walks by) I think its just that we don't get interested in successful woman (which may or may not be at least a bit sexist)

Exactly. Neither strong men nor 'strong woman with "a look of destiny in there eyes"' are very sexy. Guys buy porny pictures. Women don't. The market proves it. I seriously doubt embarrassment has much to do with it. If women aren't ashamed of posing with their naked butt cheeks pointed at a camera, I don't think buying a picture of a provocatively posed man would embarrass them too badly.

But can be beat Goku bitch

+Paul Revere I've read her book "How To Be A Woman" and, while I don't agree with her every point and yes, her ideas are really just reinforcing feminist basics, I very much enjoyed reading it. Her writing style is very funny and her little stories can be very relatable. I don't think people are buying her books to be "told how to be, live, and think", people are buying them because they're are entertaining and people (especially women) can connect to them.

SparklyPopz your reply, and what you say, is very much appreciated, and though I stick to my own views, I am prepared to give way and belt up, like an entirely non-sexist gentleman...😎. PR

You have a point but you can't deny that there's a lot of sexism involved with magazine covers. Women are often seen half-naked on covers of magazines, while men are being shown in sophisticated suits, staring into the distance. Why can't women do that? Google image "woman magazine cover", then google "man magazine cover". I'm sure you'll notice a difference. Of course a woman has a right to choose how she poses or not; but a big part of that is feeling like she needs to be sexy; like she needs to be a "real woman". And let's face it; A magazine won't sell near as many copies if a woman is showing skin, than when she isn't.

"Women are often seen half-naked on covers of magazines" - What amount of clothes have you decided that other women wear? "while men are being shown in sophisticated suits, staring into the distance" - What have you decided that men should wear instead? "Why can't women do that?" - Are you sure they can't? Maybe try it. I'm sure you can get a woman in a suit and set up a photo shoot. If all goes well it should work. "I'm sure you'll notice a difference" - The main difference of course is that some are women and some are men. What solution do you think would work? Men in lingerie? Women in mens suits? Or force both to wear something in the middle ground, therefore oppressing creativity and consumer demand? "Of course a woman has a right to choose how she poses or not; but a big part of that is feeling like she needs to be sexy" - Do you know the inner psychology of a given individual model? If so you should seek to help any model or any person who has body consciousness issues. I don't think imposing your opinion on how much they should wear would help with that. "And let's face it; A magazine won't sell near as many copies if a woman is showing skin, than when she isn't." - Which is precisely the reason why those who sell this material do well, and those who don't, go bankrupt. By telling a magazine to publish something that the public doesn't want, you are basically aiding their demise. You are part way there with this point by the way. The next step is to figure out a decent solution. Hint: without oppressing creativity, ordering magazines to publish your particular taste in style, or oppressing any form of creative media in any way. Ever though about how this could be done?

Nina Perhaps feminists should focus on what they want and articulate it rather than CONSTANTLY WHINING about what the "patriarchy" is doing to them and how every man is evil.

***** Completely agree. They need to start suggesting viable solutions, instead of implying that creative media should be strictly oppressed into never publishing anything remotely interesting about women.

***** UncleRob199 You guys have a point, gotta at least give the "comedian" in this video credit for coming up with some solutions to her...problems.