ASMSG Scifi Fantasy Paranormal Emagazine April 2015 | Page 10

Marcha Fox
Original Source: Marcha Fox WordPress
Men and women will never be equal. They were never intended to be. It’s physically impossible. Furthermore, their brains function
differently in ways that support their most basic biological function as intended by Mother Nature. While men have the ability to focus
with sufficient concentration such that they become oblivious to anything else up to including a nuclear blast, women can multiplex. If they
couldn’t, no child would ever live long enough to make it to maturity. One theory explaining this difference relates to physiological
differences in the brains of the two genders. Supposedly, the corpus callosum serves as a barrier between the right and left brain in males
but in females allows processing information across both sides simultaneously. This has led some women’s groups to claim rather rudely
that all men have brain damage.

I’m glad that statement originated with
a man because I don’t want to offend
any of my male readers. Of course
that’s an over-simplification. I don’t
think men are stupid, just different. And
I know some women whom I would
agree are definitely crazy, two I can
think of offhand.
I consider the ideal relationship to
comprise a partnership where each
supports the other while carrying equal
responsibility within their unique roles.
By collaborating, synergism can be
achieved. No, I’m not going to say that
women should be home, barefoot and
pregnant, and men should be the sole
provider for their family. In today’s
society that no longer works, and it’s
not the point I want to make. Rather,
it’s that each gender sees things
differently which is a good thing.
Neither is right or wrong, stronger or
weaker, good or bad. Pitting one against
the other is the ultimate failed
comparison between apples and
oranges.

10 | P a g e

A true partnership is about carrying an
equal load, not who does what. Some
women are happy being the
breadwinner while some men are
content to stay home with the kids. It
only gets complicated when both want
to play the same role or, worse yet, one
wants to do neither and thus sits around
the house all day as exemplified so well
by Peg Bundy or Jefferson D’Arcy in
the old sitcom, “Married with
Children.” These roles are best
customized to the mutual satisfaction of
the people involved, not by culturedictated stereotypes. Preferences are
also likely to change with time and age.
For example, at one time I preferred
mowing the lawn to doing dishes. Not
anymore. Now that I’m retired I have a
deal with my neighbors where I cook
them dinner in exchange for keeping
my ½ acre lot looking civilized.
One fundamental difference that I’ve
observed is that, generally 7V