If Women ruled the World

[Daddelion]

Reading about Iceland. The country not the shop.

What do we think the differences would be if (when) women rule the world?

[QuietNinjaTardis]

No more war. Any countries starting to playing silly buggers will just get 'the look' until they stop.

[widowerbutok]

All toilet seats would be stuck down...sigh

[Daddelion]

If all toilet seats were stuck down wouldn't we wee all over them?

[greenhill]

quietninja Golda Meir and Margaret Thatcher were both prime ministers that lead their country in wars, as have all our queens from Boudicca through to Queen Elizabeth II.

[Pan]

Well a defence of the war-mongering or war-defensive queens could be that they are/were existing in an oppressive male-dominated environment with an aggressive dynamic.

But have you seen what aggression goes on on mumsnet.com? On the slightest of pretexts? In an overwhelmingly female arena?

And we'd undoubtedly have more soaps on tv, and more fashionista television. Crumbs!

[greenhill]

Have you seen this Telegraph article about Iceland?

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/iceland/9866949/Iceland-considers-pornography-ban.html

[HeadFairy]

Pan, do you really think all women just watch soaps and fashion programmes on telly?

[Pan]

oh of course not HeadFairy, and I didn't say that at all, did I? Undoubtedly though those programmes are more watched by women than by men, n'est-ce pas?

[HecateWhoopass]

We wouldn't fight other countries, we'd just stop talking to them.

But seriously, I don't think it would be much different. People are people. Those who have power will do anything to hang onto it. I don't think gender would make much of a difference.

I would like to see those who declare war - fighting it!

Preferably the two heads of state in a fight to the death.

I confidently predict world peace instantly...

[Daddelion]

When I rule the world:

I will ban Soap Operas, reality TV, makeover house programmes, day time TV.

Actually with Sky+ On Demand I've an endless supply of Sport, Star Trek, Big Bang, Game of Thrones, The Simpsons etc. so I'll let them stay.

[DameFanny]

What Hecate said. Pretty sure Angela Merckel could take Cameron in a fight

[Daddelion]

I wonder what the sahm-wohm wars would be like?

[Pan]

Oh yes Hecate a much easier way to sort out impending wars would be to have the heads of state fighting with broadswords at dawn. Suddenly the jaw-jaw not war-war would be v popular.

I'd take Merkel over Cameron any day.

[Pan]

Rom-coms could stay. I like a funny/weepie. Footie would be on a reserved channel. 24 hrs per day. Darts and snooker would be illegal.

[headlesslambrini]

We wouldn't fight other countries, we'd just stop talking to them

and when they asked what they had done we would just say 'nothing' or 'well if you don't know then I'm not telling you'

AND

Valentines day would be compulsory and punishable by removal of all football / rugby / sports for 1 year!

[HeadFairy]

How do you know? I know they're commissioned by men who think women want to watch them?

[DameFanny]

I'm starting to daydream politician death-match now. David Blunkett just set his guide dog on Gove with spectacular success. Happy sigh.

[HeadFairy]

Sorry, that was to Pan

I agree with Hec, I'm not sure the world would be much different. Women are just as capable of falling victim to red mist as men. Maybe a tad less violent.

Childcare would probably be free

[Daddelion]

A quick google.

www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/bsc/pdfs/research/soap.pdf

[TheFallenNinja]

Love the intro to the report. It's been we'll documented.

So, we'll do it again.

[HeadFairy]

Pah, what do Ofcom know? Probably run by a man

Dh is obsessed about Eastenders

[TheFallenNinja]

We wouldn't have time for dads net, too busy cooking or cleaning I suppose.

[Pan]

Can't believe you 'made' me actually download a pdf on soap-watchers, Daddelion! And a shame it says nothing about gender numbers analysis in toto. Damn.

[Godessinthemaking]

Oh sorry, would have joined in earlier but I was too busy watching soap operas, reality tv and make over programmes!

[Daddelion]

I'd not watched Eastenders since the 80s, but my daughter likes it and put it on.
I dutifully moaned all the way through it.

I used to watch Brooky a bit as the ex liked it.
But I do think they're crap. Obviously that's my opinion so worth not a lot.

If woman ruled the world, Mumsnet would become Dadsnet and hordes of fathers would be posting about toilet rolls being hung the wrong way and washing machine service washes. And politics of course.