THANK GOD FOR NOT MAKING ME A WOMAN
Many orthodox Jewish males open their day by thanking God for not making them a woman. I would like to add my voice to theirs; I would like to thank God for not making me a woman.
If I were a woman:
- I would not like math
- I would not be able to do math
- Statistics would be out of range of understanding of my poor, puny woman’s brain
- I would be incapable of succeeding in a STEM field
- I would like to wear pink, preferably all the time
- I would want to have lots of babies
- I would want to cuddle and love everyone else’s babies
- I would want to be in a “caring” profession, taking care of everyone but myself
- I would not be able to be truly creative and innovative
- I would not be able to be funny
- I would love make up, high heels, and lace
- I would love shopping
- I would love romance novels
So, since I fit absolutely none of those characteristics, the only conclusion I can draw from the messages I am being fed every single day is that I am not a woman. And for that, I would like to thank God (or DNA) that I am not, apparently, a woman.