XYisInferior -> RE: Experiences of female superiority in real life.. (2/18/2009 6:23:23 AM)
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ORIGINAL: beeble Denied! Men have nipples because they form before any sex-differentiation happens in the embryo. It's not because the male is a derivative of a female `template' but, rather, because both male and female are derivatives of a sexless template. Hate to burst your bubble, but that's not really true. If anything the embryo follows a female (fully featured) template. That is why nipples are present in both sexes. It is the effect of the Y chromosome and the hormone testosterone that masculinises the embryo. Testosterone promotes the growth of the penis and testicles, and stops the development of the breasts. Because nipples are there before this process takes place the nipples stay and are developed to function as they were intended only in the Female. quote:
ORIGINAL: beeble One could just as easily claim that, since the clitoris develops from the same tissues that become the penis in the male, the female is a derivative of the male template and, therefore inferior. But that would be total bunk, too. You're quite right it would be bunk, because the penis actually corresponds to and is derivative of the clitoris in the Female, not vice versa. quote:
ORIGINAL: beeble From which one could just as easily conclude that men are superior because the Y chromosome pair can evolve more quickly. One could "conclude" that, but it just wouldn't make sense to, given the available data about the Y chromosome, of which I have cited. quote:
ORIGINAL: beeble Denied! The global average life expectancy is about 64 years for men and 68 for women. Granted, those numbers change gradually over the years, especially as society evolves, but in most cases (even according to the research you cite yourself) Females are still retaining on average higher life expectancy. Currently the sex difference ranges from four to six years in North America and Europe to more than 13 years between men and women in Russia. You failed to mention that Africa has one of the lowest life expectancy rates overall in the world, by the way. quote:
ORIGINAL: beeble There are studies that suggest that, actually, men have a higher pain tolerance. So say you.
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