# What would you do if you were a member of the opposite sex for a day?

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**Created:** [April 10, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex-for-a-day/167910 "2003-04-10T22:56:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Merla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Merla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merla)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex-for-a-day/167910/81 "2003-04-13T20:33:25Z")

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Well, the whole idea when I created this thread would be that you would wake up in a TOTALLY different body than your own. Things like hairstyles and muscles wouldn’t transfer. Neither would sexual preference. And it would only be for a day.

Merla

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex-for-a-day/167910/82 "2003-04-13T23:19:56Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Merla \*  
> Well, the whole idea when I created this thread would be that you would wake up in a TOTALLY different body than your own. Things like hairstyles and muscles wouldn’t transfer.

That was what I assumed.

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> Neither would sexual preference.

This is the part I have some trouble with. Sexual identity isn’t something detached from one’s identity overall. Waking up tomorrow in a woman’s body, I can imagine; I’d be _me_, but with boobs and a vagina. But getting horny for men rather than women is _not me_ in the same way that I’d be a different person if I really cared about the sort of stuff you read in _People_ magazine.

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**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex-for-a-day/167910/83 "2003-04-14T04:27:39Z")

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[Looks down shirt]  
“Teehee! Boobies!”  
[Repeat]

Honestly? Well, after screaming for a bit and groping my nonexisitant penis I would get an independed check to see if I’m not crazy. Yes, it would involve asking people naked, but it’s not my body, anywhose.

Next on my list (in no particular order), looking in women’s changing rooms, trying to put a bra on myself, failing the bra and walking around with chafed nipples, starding up to pee out of habit and then swearing out loud, freaking out about checking out guys and probably finish off with seeing if the chocolate thing really is a big deal with chicks.

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**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex-for-a-day/167910/84 "2003-04-14T04:31:54Z")

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**wolfman** , my arms stick out when I cross my arms because of my chest. Whereas when men cross their arms, they don’t stick out as much. See?

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