A woman concerned about physical strength, which she believed she needed in order to not be considered the weaker gender.[1]
Gender was a biological trait found in most species, especially animal species. The most common genders are male and female, although there are other less common genders as well.
Traditionally, genders are referred to as "sexes," generally referring to those between masculinity; which is typical of males, and femininity, which is common in females. In most species, during sexual intercourse, a male inseminates the female, and that is how they produce offspring.
The females typically carry the unborn child inside of their womb, and then give birth to the child at a later time. The time a child is inside the mother is called pregnancy. Mammals generally give live birth to their young, while reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects and spiders usually lay eggs, which eventually hatch their newborn babies.
Genders in various cultures
In many cultures, members of certain genders might be considered inferior to another. On Earth, some men view women as the weaker sex. A woman named Amy Zahn had this view and she developed a chemical potion to increase her strength, so she could be equal to men. This only ended up turning her into a giant, and making her insane.[2]
Still, other women, such as Queen Ocina, believed that men were the weaker sex, and that they should be dominated by women. She and her Atlantean followers from her homeland even tried to conquer the surface world, but they are stopped by the Super Friends.[3]
Differences between genders
The differences between genders are noticeable in some species, however in others, a closer inspection might be required. With humans for example, a male or a female can usually be fully clothed and still can be told apart from each other.
However some species do not have gender, as they do not reproduce through sexuality. One example of this is the alien race that Starro belongs to. Starro is neither male nor female, nor is Starro any other gender. Starro's race is capable of reproducing using its' own DNA, which is known as Bio-Fission.
One other species that is unique when it comes to the genders of that race; is the Culacaons from the Vega system. The males of that race are quite humanoid in appearance, but the females resemble giant snails.[4]
Male and Female
The most common of genders is the male and female, which are generally referred to as opposite sexes. For most humanoid species, an adult male is called a man, while a young male is called a boy. For females, the adult is called a woman, whereas a young female is called a girl. Women, as mentioned above, is the sex that carries a child prior to its' birth. Her breasts are unique to her gender, as they are capable of lactation, which allows her to feed her baby warm breast milk. The genitals of males and females also are different. The male's genitals were designed to penetrate the females' genitals; so as to impregnate the woman.
For cattle, a mammal species native to the planet Earth, a female is called a cow, whereas the male cattle is known as the bull. Like other quadrupedal species, cows have udders, rather than breasts, to feed their young. For dogs, there are also male and females, and the female is sometimes called a bitch.
References
- ↑ As seen in The Fifty Foot Woman.
- ↑ As seen in The Fifty Foot Woman.
- ↑ As seen in Return of Atlantis.
- ↑ As seen in the Atlas of the DC Universe.