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Food for Thought.

Last week, I came across this book by Adele Lang and Susi Rajah in the library. It was filled with many questions... And the one answer to these questions was quite obvious, so I decided to share with you some of the more interesting questions.

1. Why aren't low-calorie foods marketed to fat men?
2. Why is there anti-cellulite cream but not anti-beer-belly cream?
3. Why is it that only rich women can afford live-in child care when the poorest man can get it by marriage?
4. If men thought God was a woman, would they still kill and die for Her?
5. Why is a bachelor always eligible but a spinster never so?
6. Why is master a title of respect but mistress not?
7. Why can smart women get ahead by playing dumb?
8. Why are the women who fly business class usually flight attendants?
9. If nice guys never get the girl, does that mean all women are married to bastards?
10. Why is man only interested in a woman until she is interested in him?

Perhaps, many of us are still unconsciously slanted to one gender in our thoughts and behaviour. But I think what matters is at the end of the day, we take full consideration of how others feel before our action, regardless they are male or female. By the way, the title of the book is "I'm Not a Feminist, But...". Interesting book, maybe you'll wanna pick it up from the library too.

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