# Women are better than men **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 23, 2000, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-better-than-men/23350 "2000-06-23T19:27:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ozone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e95f7d/32.png) [@Ozone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ozone)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-better-than-men/23350/61 "2000-06-29T18:09:50Z")
**CVALLEYGAL wrote…** > [@](#): > > \*\* > Ozone…the definition of “equal” in the Encarta World English Dictionary" is “having the same priveleges, rights status and opportunities as others” In other words, when “equal” is used in these discussions, “equal importance” is what is meant, rather than literally such as 4 quarters is equal to a dollar. Hope I cleared your confusion… > \*\* Hmmm. _ **Webster** _ also adds "having the **same** size, strength, ability, etc… Men and women (on the whole), do NOT have the same size, strengths, abilities, etc… Sorry, but no, that doesn’t clear anything up, and I’m not confused… 😉 **CVALLEYGAL wrote…** > [@](#): > > \*\* > There is no such thing as a superior sex. > \*\* Wanna bet? I’ve HAD superior sex, and it’s AWESOME!!! 😃 Sorry **CVALLEYGAL** , Had to do it… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CVALLEYGAL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@CVALLEYGAL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CVALLEYGAL)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-better-than-men/23350/62 "2000-06-29T19:41:46Z")
Still confused Ozone…either that or your blind in one eye and can’t see out the other. Women can easily be as strong and equal in size and ability as men. A female wrestler would kick your ass Ozone…and there’s hundreds of men I’ve met in my life that are half my size, strength and ability. As for the superior sex…in that instance you’re right. That’s only acceptable use of “superior sex” in my opinion! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ozone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e95f7d/32.png) [@Ozone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ozone)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-better-than-men/23350/63 "2000-06-29T20:36:54Z")
WOAH there CVALLEYGAL. You’re picking specific instances. You HAVE to look at men and women in **general**. Let me clarify this for you a little. **IN GENERAL** , Men are bigger, stronger, faster, and more muscular than women. To get proof of this, look at worlds records for things like Olympic events. Compare men’s stats to women’s. When it comes to physical competition, men are just built bigger and stronger than women. Yes there probably are women wrestlers who could whip me (I’d love to give it a try sometime though. 😃 ), but there will ALWAYS be a man who is stronger. You’re taking a woman who has trained and learned to wrestle, not to mention worked out for YEARS, and you’re putting her up against a guy who sits at a desk all day, then drinks beer all night. To have a fair competition, pair this “femenina” wrestler of yours against a man who’s been wrestling just as long, and is just as dedicated in his workouts and eating habits. Who do you choose now? Yes there are “some” women who are stronger or bigger than “some” men, but **as a whole** men are bigger, stronger animals. Hey, we didn’t ask to be athletically superior, we were just made that way… 😉 Yes, I know that women have their strong points too. Some points that **in general** are stronger than men. I’m just talking physical strength. If you’ll read my original post in this thread (on page 1), you’ll see that I agree with you on most things. I think men and women are equally important. But to break us down and say that we are “equal” in every way is insane. I mean hell, I can’t breast feed a baby, but I’d like to see you pee your name in the snow… 😉 Get it now??? 🙂 P.S. Check out the sig. You know I won’t let you win this one… 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-better-than-men/23350/64 "2000-06-30T16:44:06Z")
I suppose I should add another caveat to the OP; what I find to be a “better” quality may not apply to all readers of the SDMB. 🙂 For example, between the two, I’d choose brains over brawn any day. Of course there are both smart men and smart women, but _in general_ it seems to me women think through things more than men do. I know I’m a much more pragmatic person when presented with a problem, whereas my female friends put a little more thought into it and come up with more inspired ways to solve it. Again, just my opinion and observations. Women rock. 🆒 Esprix ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-better-than-men/23350/65 "2000-06-30T16:50:08Z")
Are you sure you’re gay? I like women, too, but Ah detect a powahful air of latency 'round heah.(doing my Burl Ives as Big Daddy from **Cat on a Hot Tin Roof** voice). ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2000, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-better-than-men/23350/66 "2000-07-05T14:21:50Z")
Are you going to make me admit my heterosexual tendencies in public gain? {SIGH} I feel so dirty! 😃 Esprix [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-better-than-men/23350.md?page=3)