Kendalyn+G’s+OpEd+Article

= = = = =“Sweet Nothings About the Male Gender.”=

By: Kendalyn Grayson

Guys are somewhat complex, therefore, I could not have one topic. This is a slew of my thoughts on the male gender as a whole:

Seriously, this would make your lives and every girl’s lives a million times better. As girls, we don’t want to ask you for stuff in the instance that you think we are being materialistic- but let’s face it; as girls, we love STUFF. If you could learn to tell the difference between our “oh that’s cute” from “ohmigod, I want it I want it I want it!” faces, life would be a breeze. But this instance is primarily for those in a relationship. Let me give the single-tons out there I shout out; learn to tell when we like you. It’s not hard. But since men don’t know how to pick up on HINTS, if you could read our minds and realize that the only reason we talk to you daily about W.o.W or your favorite band is because we dig you and want our feelings to be matched. Thus leads me to my idea number two.
 * 1. Boys, you need to learn to read girl’s minds.**

Girls are never subtle. You should easily be able to pick up on what we REALLY mean. How else do you think our friends can tell when we like a guy before we even realize it ourselves? Because we are obvious about it. Think about it, boys, do you honestly think that us girls think all of your jokes are funny? Do you think we really just ‘forgot’ about the pen that we let you borrow a week ago that you never returned? Do you honestly think we text everyone back that swiftly? Hell no. We try and drop you hints, but you never pick em up! Learn to tell the difference between flirting and talking!
 * 2. Take the damn hint!**

Never has been, and never will be. Don’t think that just because we open a door for ourselves once, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t let us go first the next time. When you offer to pay, and we say “oh no, I got it” we just don’t want to seem spoiled, but please, insist on paying; and if we say “no, really I got it” then we do. Let us pay if we offer more than once. Pulling out our chair, opening the car door, walking next to us and walking us to our house when you drop us off will make any girl’s hearts melt. It’s so irritating to see boys put themselves first. Be a real man, and think of your lady first.
 * 3. Chivalry is not dead.** ​ AMEN sister! -Kirsten :D

Girls won’t see you any less manly if you say you’re sad. Don’t beat around the bush. If you have something to say, SAY IT. If you like us, for God’s sake, tell us!! It’s as simple as that. ​ You really do. Little to no drama, no monthly visitor and I bet your mother doesn’t make you call and check in if you are going anywhere past 7:00 pm (thank you, Jack the Ripper). Girls carry so much emotional baggage, all the time. We may forgive, but we never ever forget. We think with our hearts, where guys think with their heads; and guys have two, and only enough blood to think with one at a time. I wish that girls weren’t so emotional and didn’t over analyze everything.
 * 4. Put your pride aside, and tell me how you really feel**
 * 5. Guys have life easier than girls.**

And finally, the sweetest nothing I can offer:

This may seem contradictory to points previously stated, but this is the truth. Call me sexist or a wanna be dude, I don’t care. At times, I wish I was born a guy. Guys have life so much easier than girls and I think I would make a pretty kick ass dude. If I were a guy, I would live my life by the two phrases that define masculinity. I would live by to mottos said by the most relevant male in our culture today. As Lil’ Wayne once said, “F*ck bitches, get money. Yo’ three goals in life should be pussy, money, weed”. Now, being an emotional female, I at first found these quotes offensive when Kassra wrote them in m agenda, but with further thought, I WISH I could live like this! And no, I will not go lesbian. I wish I could score poon and get money! I wish that life was that easy! The true meaning of these two life lessons may sound better when put in a more scholarly way, so a more sensitive way to word these nuggets of gold may be “Disregard women, Acquire Currency” and “Loving relationship, increase the economy and garden.” As a female, I disagree with these crass lyrics, but if I were a guy, that is exactly how I would live my life! Boys, your lives are easy, use this ease to your advantage!media type="file" key="kendalyng-muckraker-0910.mp3"
 * 6. Live by the words of Lil’ Wayne.**