August 10, 2006
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A bunch of us had this conversation a very long while back and I promised Bee that I’d post about it, and so here we go…
I remember when I got engaged, me and my wife had this argument about bachelor parties versus bachelorette parties. Basically, her argument was that everything is a two way street. If the guy gets to have a bachelor party, then the girl is also entitled to have a bachelorette party as well.
Sure, in theory this works out well. Everybody loves equality. Nobody wants to be “unfair.” But the reality of the situation is this. We are not living in an equal world. And marriage is not an equal relationship. And because we are not living in an equal world and involved in an equal relationship, to be “fair” actually becomes “unfair.”
Now, … before all you ERA, women’s sufferage, tree-hugging hippies get your panties all in a bunch, just hear me out for a minute. Now I’m not here trying to say that women are inferior to men. What I am pointing out is that women are different from men. They’re absolutely insane, and men are not. HAHA. No, but seriously, men and women are just different. And to try and go tit for tat with every single issue is simply ridiculous.
To make it easy, I’ll take examples from the entire engagement and wedding arena to explain what I mean. I don’t think many chicks out there would raise any objection to the fact that a guy has to shell out two months salary and sell his left testicle to buy his chick a shiny little rock. In fact, it’s absolutely expected that this occurs. Now where’s the equality in this one? And if a guy were to ask, “Where’s my shiny sparkly rock,” you chicks would probably reply with, “you don’t even like diamonds.” Fine, … but at the same time, the last time I checked, I didn’t realize that you chicks really enjoyed having random men rub their penises all over you. Wait, … isn’t that considered a sexual offense?? But yet, isn’t that what you’re arguing for when you argue equality?
Or what about the fact that the chick gets to dictate every facet of the wedding, down to the type of napkins that the guests will be wiping their mouths with. Hell, what if there was a groom out there that actually wanted to plan the wedding as well. Do you think if he and his future spouse got into an argument about the type of menu cards, that anyone in their right mind would actually say, …”it’s not fair man, …. she gets to dictate everything and you don’t have a say at all!” Or would the most common answer be “stop being a pussy, just shut the fuck up, do what she says, and just show up at the day of the wedding.” I’d venture to guess #2.
Now for those chicks that are sitting there and saying, … “I want my fiancé to have a say. I would LOVE it.” I say BULLSHIT. You want your fiancé to have a say alright. You want him to SAY what you say. You know damn well that when you ask for his opinion, you couldn’t care less about what he wants. You just want to ask because deep down inside you know you’re being a total nazi about the whole wedding. But the thing is this. He doesn’t care. Really. He really doesn’t give a shit if your wedding was in a cathedral, or in a Vegas Chapel married by Elvis. All he cares about is that his buddies are all going to be around, that they have enough to drink, and that’s pretty much it.
But I digress. My point is that marriage is never going to be equal. What it is, though, is a trade off of different things. The guy gets a bachelor party, the chick gets a bridal shower. The chick gets to dictate the wedding, and the guy gets to nod and agree and make the chick feel good about planning.
And you know what? Life is the same way. It’s impossible to try and make everything equal when men and women inherently aren’t. Still don’t believe me? OK. Let me pose a question to you. What would be your reaction if you heard that a 300lb man raped a girl? Unless you’re a sick fuck with some serious problems, I would venture to guess that you would feel sorry for the girl, that you would call it a tragedy. You’d want the guy arrested and turned into a eunuch!
Now, what would your reaction be if you heard that a 300lb beast of a woman raped a guy? Hell. Let’s make this a little more personal. What if that guy was Chy. Would you feel sorry for him? Maybe. But moreover, wouldn’t you find it fucking hilarious. I don’t know, … maybe I’m a sick fuck with some serious problems, but if I heard that a 300lb chubs raped Chy, I’d probably die of laughter.
Please note, that I’m not here to dissect the situation and give answers to why men and women aren’t equal. That’s a much larger discussion in itself. Rather, I’m just here to point out that in the world that we live in, this is simply the case. And to go ahead and try go tit for tat for everything, or worse, only for situations that you deem it necessary to do so, and not for others is just simply unfair, hypocritical, and selfish.
On a side note, … hell, … you can’t even go tit for tat in the strip club example because female strip clubs and male strip clubs are completely different! In female strip clubs (clubs where chicks get naked) there is a no touching rule. You touch an ass cheek and chances are you get thrown out by the very large Apache Chief looking bouncer. Sure, there are some more “risqué” strip clubs out there and there are some strippers that will encourage you to “touch.” But that is a small minority. We’re speaking in general terms, here. Now, male strip clubs on the other hand, are absolutely wild! Women are allowed to touch, grab, pull, anything and everything. And the men are allowed to touch the women too! And the lap dances! Forget about it! They’re literally dry humping the chick! I know this is what happens! I’ve seen Real Sex on HBO. HAHA. But seriously, I know that dry humping the bride-to-be, or doing some sort of backflip and having the landing be the stripper’s crotch on the chick’s face, a normal male strip club occurrence. No??
But at the end of it all, I don’t think that you chicks really believe in the equality argument either. The equality argument only comes about because it’s the most convenient excuse. No one wants to seem unfair. But in actuality, the real reason why you chicks argue for a bachelorette party to mimic a bachelor party is solely routed in jealousy. Let’s face it. You just don’t like the fact that your man is gonna go to a place to see tits and ass. And to make him pay for doing so, you expose yourself to a dick-fest. Isn’t that really what this is all about??
Comments (20)
second to last para is hilarious.
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i would comment – however, we’ve discussed this topic so many times. =P
yes.
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you’re right on about the finance’s opinion to wedding details. its like i already have my mine made up, but still ask and expect his opinon to match mine. if it doesn’t, oh well, too bad for him!! haha
regarding equal rights, i dont think we can be equal accross the board. i think it depending on the situation. in work force, i definitely believe in equal rights. if a woman can do the same thing as the man, why the hell not
I don’t even think focker is awake yet to defend himself. In response to your question, I’d have fits of laughter I’m sure, but I’d ultimately feel bad for the focker. We all know how much Chy hates back fat and can you imagine how much back fat a 300 lb chick would have?!?
Just kidding. Or am i?
Haha, funny, but NO.
You just said that the guy doesn’t care about the particulars of the wedding — so why does it matter if the girl is being fussy over it? And you said “what if there was a groom out there” — WHAT IF. Yeah… maybe if he were GAY or something.
Also, I think sexual assault cases where it’s men groping the women outweigh situations where women are groping men — and the men actually minded (again, they were probably gay).
And the same goes for cases of rape. So of course there’s less fuss when a bunch of women are grabbing at a dude. Bunch of guys grab at a girl and they’re tried and jailed. WOMEN don’t have a strong history of raping men in dark alleyways or plundering and pillaging villages and stealing men. Haha. Besides, if it started to get rowdy, there’s not a doubt in my mind that the stripper can’t defend himself from a bunch of horny women.
Anyway, I don’t know if I’d have a bachelorette party. The whole idea of random dicks in the face doesn’t appeal to me. Much.
Haha, just kidding. Maybe.
I don’t see how bachelor and bachelorette parties can be used as a guage to measure equality between a couple who’s about to be married. Girls have bachelorette parties to go wild and crazy w/ her girls just like the guys do with his buddies. It’s as simple as that. And honestly, if there are any girls who do have bachelorette parties for the sole purpose of getting back at their fiance, that’s just one sad relationship.
Oh and I don’t see how the equality argument comes up because it’s the most convenient excuse. There’s nothing convenient when it comes to the topic of equality. Too many debates and different POV’s… too much trouble & hassle – all results stemming from the “equality” topic. Where’s the convenience in that?
Anywho~ hope you’re doing well. It’s been a while – haha!
true you can make two different things completely equal.
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how is it that your post is about bachelor vs bachelorette parties yet your main point about it is in a side note?! sounds like you just wanted to vent
btw, i believe it’s “solely rooted in jealousy”
i wonder about the woman who married you……..
this reminds me of that woman who tried to open up that golf club so women were allowed to play also… they said that it was sexest or something but it really wasn’t since it was a private club.
Wait aren’t you a lawyer? Omigosh, how’s the billables
…’cause this logic is so faulty it measure 10.5 on the richter scale.
hahaha- i miss your entries.
I saw that real sex episode too, hahaha. fugging nasty!!! a bunch of my lady friends all had their bachelorette parties in a female strip club. They said it was so much more fun than having a guy rub his meat and potatoes in their face. For a woman to even compare the two is ridiculous. I wonder about the woman who married you…..
i think it’s pretty unfair how you got to have hooker at your bachelor party but susie didn’t get to have one at hers.
yah, they want to keep everything they have, and want everything that u have too. they call this fair. they can look u directly in the eye and say that it’s fair w/o hesitation, cause in their minds, they think it is fair…
this is how i know women have no logic…either that or they are just pure evil. no use tyrin to be logical and aruging about it either.
Girls whine that they want equality and that they’re independent blah blah blah… but then when their man doesn’t hold the door open for them they bitch. or if they go on vacation they bitch when their man is carrying his 2 lb schoolbag and he’s not helping to carry her 30lb suitcase. what it comes down to is that we like to bitch because c’mon, we’re PROS at it. Why waste this God given talent?
On the guys not caring about wedding planning thing. i know a girl who’s getting married and her fiance wants a say in everything. He wants pastel bridesmaid dresses and she wants black. He wants her to get an a-line dress, she wants something more form fitting. My first response was “um hello? why is he all up yo business? is he gay?”
On the Chy thing, how do you know he wouldn’t enjoy it? I’m sure Chy needs love too….just as long as he’s on top.
My first response was “um hello? why is he all up yo business? is he gay?”
I love Asians who think they’re black. It’s like they don’t own a mirror.
what if we just wanted one at a strip club because it was purely funny?
that wouldn’t be so far-fetched, would it? how about just plain fun, and not because of spite? btw–your pointing out that the girl wants one purely bc of spite isn’t even really attacking the issue. so you get to evaluate whether or not girls “have the right” to one by pointing out some personal flaw? well “all guys” are “dicks all around”–so why should they get strippers?
the craziest bachelorette party i’ve been to wasn’t even at a male strip club … it was spent chasing the bride-to-be’s rock star sister around vegas and filing a missing persons report with MGM, who did find her, because she was on a freaking 4-day meth binge.
well, me–i can pull that equal opportunity card because i never bitch about girly things. yeah, for real. i don’t even know what the diff is between diamonds and i rarely wear jewelry. i carry my own shite and my 3 brothers never put the toilet seat down at home. i honestly think i have as much fun at girl strip clubs as guy ones.