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Different. Brickbat May 2014 #1
I see where you are coming from - but many of our values are gendered, which makes this discussion el_bryanto May 2014 #4
Right, but if women were "in charge," would gentleness still be seen as a feminine value? Brickbat May 2014 #8
That's an interesting question right there el_bryanto May 2014 #12
I was raised to be a 'Gentleman' RobertEarl May 2014 #36
That sorta depends. Are the 75% mostly Michelle Bachmann or Elizabeth Warren? -nt Liberal Veteran May 2014 #2
That is a tough what-if to shape up because in human history Skidmore May 2014 #3
What would society look like if raccoons were in charge? zappaman May 2014 #5
Bwahaha! Or if porcupines were in charge... valerief May 2014 #10
or dolphins!!! zappaman May 2014 #14
Or opossum aliens. valerief May 2014 #17
They are - It's called Wall Street. chrisa May 2014 #22
I like the analogy but... zappaman May 2014 #23
Some years back I read something SheilaT May 2014 #6
Very interesting RobertEarl May 2014 #18
Scandinavia has also had a history of women staying at home for months while most men were gone. haele May 2014 #39
Thanks. SheilaT May 2014 #65
We wouldn't have an NFL, luv. nt valerief May 2014 #7
What if men wanted to play football in a professional league? The2ndWheel May 2014 #16
Look at the question to which I was responding. nt valerief May 2014 #21
You ever play football? RobertEarl May 2014 #29
Go away, if you won't look at the question to which I was responding. nt valerief May 2014 #33
There's no historical precedent from which I can draw any valid reference LanternWaste May 2014 #9
The Iroquois, from whom we got the Senate and House representation system was mostly matriarchal KurtNYC May 2014 #31
even during that period, men only made political decisions LanternWaste May 2014 #48
Thomas Berger wrote an interesting novel in 1973 entitled Regiment of Women. randome May 2014 #11
No knee-jerk reactions? MineralMan May 2014 #13
When asked this, I would have to probably go and devolve it a bit... Xyzse May 2014 #15
Hey, not an easy question to answer. RobertEarl May 2014 #19
No precedents, but I am willing to go out on a limb and say Whisp May 2014 #20
I was raied to love the NFL RobertEarl May 2014 #27
I like sports for kids and just having fun with it. Whisp May 2014 #32
I LOVE football!! one_voice May 2014 #41
I used to love baseball. Women from my work joined a league. Whisp May 2014 #52
Good point. Agree about the wars treestar May 2014 #49
What immediately comes to my mind is - the whole idea of empathy would not be sneered at so readily. calimary May 2014 #24
The Disappearance by Philip Wylie. SheilaT May 2014 #25
No more war IronLionZion May 2014 #26
Now I wish you to know about the strangest thing ever found anywhere.... Brother Buzz May 2014 #28
Better health care. Jamastiene May 2014 #30
I liked the 'good stuff above' RobertEarl May 2014 #42
I agree with all this... one_voice May 2014 #44
I thibk most people tend to forget, KitSileya May 2014 #71
I think it would look like Iceland. Seriously. Squinch May 2014 #34
I wish there could be a WNFL for women who want to watch other women play. Jamastiene May 2014 #43
I think the sports that would be huge like football is now, though, Squinch May 2014 #45
Thank you. Jamastiene May 2014 #47
LOL! Secretly, I think everyone knows that T ball sucks. Squinch May 2014 #50
The Jock Strap Industry would go bankrupt snooper2 May 2014 #35
NFL = Nancy's Female League abakan May 2014 #37
Are there any fictional stories like this? Blue_Adept May 2014 #38
Not like this. But a good read, anyway, is Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ancianita May 2014 #54
Not written by a woman Prophet 451 May 2014 #68
Found another Blue_Adept May 2014 #72
"All That Glitters" (1977) KansDem May 2014 #40
Depends on the women in charge. nt AverageJoe90 May 2014 #46
Women have the same voice in the head as men do messiah May 2014 #51
A Matriarchal Society in the age of Globalization Juchitán/Southern Mexico Zorra May 2014 #53
It things were more or less equal between the sexes, that would be great. dawg May 2014 #55
I say we give it a try and see what happens. thucythucy May 2014 #56
Judging by the things I witness around here and in the real world? Shandris May 2014 #57
We've become conditioned RobertEarl May 2014 #61
A bunch of fat, happy women janlyn May 2014 #58
The word "peace" would not exist... cherokeeprogressive May 2014 #59
Rainbows, fluffy clouds, and sunshine quinnox May 2014 #60
No one in my life has ever asked this in a public forum! Hmm...If women were having their way... ancianita May 2014 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles May 2014 #63
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2014 #64
Impossible to say Prophet 451 May 2014 #66
A whole lot like it does now LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #67
This reminds me of George Carlin: Edim May 2014 #69
well it depends one "which women" auntsue May 2014 #70
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