Reply #36: I don't think it's sexist... [View All]

[that girl again]

Because you wouldn't have to tell a woman to take responsibility for the crap she'd gotten herself into :)

Seriously, when I hear people say "be a man," it makes me think of a teenage boy whose girlfriend had his baby and he wants to be hanging out with his friends, going to frat parties, while the girl is at home, shouldering adult responsibilities all by herself. Which is pretty analogous to the situation with GWB. So it's not a slur to women, it means don't make other people bear the burden of choices you regret.

But then I call myself a girl (wishfully, at this point), so maybe I don't get it, either.