A Brief History of Men and Women Are Trading Places

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@paulisci random takeaway: typography sucked a lot less 100 years ago.
@rmi Agreed -- one of the small joys for me of this project is looking at all the fonts and page layouts.
@paulisci Maybe the trick is that right in between each of those articles, men and women also switched back :D
@paulisci swagger sister is a new one. 🤣
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I like this one. Anything that calls for brains should indeed be done by women
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Love the idea of the unbelievable outcry. Don't remember seeing any outcries against boorish male behavior back in the day
@paulisci I think what has happened is that for most of human history there was a need for the strong male to plow the fields or hunt and defend the home etc. and the smart female to pass wisdom and care for the family. Even then though a strong female would have an advantage.
With modern technology in the past centuries this has become a non-issue for most families and individuals. There is no need for traditional roles, so there should be no stigma for which life a person wishes to fulfil.
@paulisci Great! 😀
And yes, let's not jump to any conclusions here 😹

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Looks like men have been terrified of us since the get-go! Just stop raping and abusing us, and the rest of our oppression will be alleviated.