Boy, oh, boy

Recently Alex sent me this Sex ID test, which determines... well, I'm not sure what exactly it's supposed to measure. There's a notion that men and women are equal in intelligence. I guess that is somewhat true, but I wouldn't say men and women are of equal intelligence in everything, just equally intelligent overall. There's a series of tests that deals with cognitive memory and whatnot, so I encourage all to take it to determine if you have a mind of that of a man or a woman (as I have interpreted this test to determine).

I took the test and guess what? I'm a girl, for the most part.

It's hard to say whether tests like these are accurate, even if they've been done by doctors worldwide (big deal). A few comments from the test regarding my results:

- "You may have a balanced female-male brain." What exactly is does it mean to have a 'balanced female-male' brain? Sounds healthy, though.

- "You said your right thumb was on top when you clasped your hands together.

Right thumb on top: This suggests the left half of your brain is dominant. Many studies have tried to establish whether there is a relationship between handedness and brain dominance. Some scientists believe that if you are left brain dominant, you would be more verbal and analytical." Analytical, yes. Verbal? Can that also include loud?

- "If you scored 15 and above, you are very empathic and would be an ideal person to comfort people in a time of crisis. Women in general are better at empathising." I scored a 5. I failed miserably but I would say that's a bit accurate.

-"A score of 15 and above suggests you're good at analysing or building systems. Men in general are better at systemising." I scored a 12, which is higher than the average woman and about the average of men. LOL

- "This task looked at how you rate the attractiveness of a series of faces. The images you looked at were digitally altered to create slight differences in masculinity.

Your choices suggest you prefer more masculine faces." Hmm, it doesn't explain my attractiveness to the likes of Taylor Hanson, Kevin Zegers and other feminine-looking men..

^Kevin Zegers is the sex

- "If you scored 10 - 12: Are you an engineer or do you have a science background? People with these skills tend to score in this range. Past studies have concluded that people in this range have a more male brain." I scored an 11. This is my first hint that this test may not be so accurate.

So in the end... this test didn't make me realize much more about myself that I didn't already know. I've been notified that I do think too much like a man, but I know deep down, I have the emotions of a woman (shh). I guess that is what 'balanced male-female brain' means. I would put rims on my car, but I will also stop to ask for directions.

My aunt once told me that guys are raised a 'certain' way, some of which guys are taught not to show emotion, etc., etc.. I do have to wonder what if society did not 'conform' how each gender 'should' act. Would we all be a little bit more compassionate to each other? Would infidelity be as rampant as it is now? Perhaps the roles would be reversed? Perhaps it would remain the same as it is now?

C-I-A-RA, Come On...

[VERSE 1]

Pull up your pants, just like him

Take out the trash, just like him

getting your cash like him, fast like him

girl u wanna act like he did

I’m talking bout, security codes on everything

on vibrate so your phone don’t ever ring

a foreign account and another one he don’t know about

[Hook]

Wish we could switch up the roles and I could be that

Tell you I love you, but when you call, I never get back

Would you ask them questions like me, like where you be at

Cuz I’m out, 4 in the morning on the corner rolling doing my own thing

[Chorus]

What If I Had A Thing On The Side

Made You Cry

Would The Rules Change Up Or Would They Still Apply

If I, Played You Like A Toy

Sometimes I wish I could act Like A Boy

Can’t be getting mad, but u mad, can’t handle that (x4)

[Verse 2]

Girl go ahead and be just like him

Go run the streets like him

Go home missin sleep like em, Creep like em

Front wit ur friends, Act hard when u with them like him

Keep a straight face when you tell a lie

Always keep an air tight alibi

Keep it hid in the dark

What he don’t know won’t break his heart

[Hook]

Wish we could switch up the roles and I could be that

Tell you I love you, but when you call, I never get back

Would you ask them questions like me, like where you be at

Cuz I’m out, 4 in the morning on the corner rolling doing my own thing

[Chorus]

What If I Had A Thing On The Side

Made You Cry

Would The Rules Change Up Or Would They Still Apply

If I, Played You Like A Toy

Sometimes I wish I could act Like A Boy

Can’t be getting mad, but u mad, can’t handle that (x4)

[Verse 3]

If I was always gone

Hit the sun getting home (Would you like that?)

I told u I was with my crew when I knew it wasn’t true

If I act like u

Walked a mile off in ur shoes (Would you like that?)

Messing with ur head again

Dose of your own medicine

[Chorus]

What If I Had A Thing On The Side

Made You Cry

Would The Rules Change Up Or Would They Still Apply

If I, Played You Like A Toy

Sometimes I wish I could act Like A Boy

Can’t be getting mad, but u mad, can’t handle that (x4)

R-A go, here’s the clutch…

If I paged u (would you like that?)

Had friends (would you like that?)

With a car (would you like that?)

Hell Nah, You wouldn’t like that, No!

What If I? If I, played You Like A Toy,

Sometimes I wish I would act Like A Boy

Can’t handle that…

~ Ciara - "Like a Boy"