WAR CRY

Don’t let the title mislead you. This is not about Iraq. And to those who are familiar with the things that interest me, this is not about genetic arms races either. This is about the X chromosome declaring war on the Y chromosome. Yes, it is true and is the principal reason why the Y chromosome is a teeny tiny stub of a genetic afterthought compared to the X chromosome. This has been happening for a long time too. Women may LET men believe that they are stronger and can push us around, but that is a superficial view of reality. Peep inside your cells and you will find the X chromosome holding a smoking gun, sniggering to herself.

Why, you ask is the X chromosome proving too much for the Y to handle? Well, did you never realise that 75% of all sex chromosomes are X? It follows that an X chromosome is twice as likely to find herself sharing a house with another X chromosome. (If the sex ratio is one, two thirds of all Xs are paired with Xs whereas no Y is paired with a Y). This allows for a characteristically feminine practice: conspiring against the Y by sharing notes on how to take him down. The result is the piece by piece demolishment of a bewildered Y who has never seen another fellow Y in his lifetime. Y has responded to this devilish dismemberment (no pun intended) by trying to be inconspicuous. He, like most men, is capable of living on just clean boxers and a Mach3 (sometimes just the former). The less junk you gather around you, the easier it is to make a fast escape.

And women wonder why men have issues with commitment.