I'd be a guy. No question. Being a woman just has too many drawbacks -- and guys have to wear clothes, too. No reason why I couldn't have fun with fashion as a man.
ETA I'll agree with Gaylene that there are drawbacks to being male -- not being "allowed" to express certain feelings publicly, for example -- and of course, as the mother of boys you would notice this, Gaylene. And I'm also inclined to agree that being female in a Western culture is far, far better than being female in, say, Arabia. But I'd still rather be a man. Being a woman offers very few advantages, and look at all these cons I can think of off the top of my head:
- women are more likely targets for rape and domestic abuse
-women are (even in Western culture) expected to do the caregiving, when caregiving must be given, whether or not we want to
- GLASS CEILING (it ain't going away until there's universal government-subsidized child care)
- hard to be assertive without being judged a "bitch"
- pressure to look beautiful (this is way worse for women, and don't say this is only pressure from other women, because that's bullshit, men use the beauty stick to beat us too -- look at the relentless internet trolling of any woman who speaks up about anything. Latest one I read about was Mary Beard getting called out for her looks because some people didn't like what she had to say. Actually, that ties in to my previous point about assertive women getting judged)
- PREGNANCY (ok well some of you probably loved it, but for me it was like a horrifying science experiment. I was appalled that to become a mother, I had to endure months of what was essentially incubating a parasite. I would have minded it less if pregnancy wasn't so darn bad for you. It's really hard on all your systems and leaves lots of women with pelvic floor issues that only get worse with time. I'm so glad I can still bounce on a trampoline without wearing protective undergarments! I have a number of friends who can't).
- possibility of unwanted pregnancy -- which, if it occurs, leaves you with very few, and mostly deeply unappealing, options
- when you are pregnant, some governments don't think that you own your body any more
- menstrual periods (because when you're not a baby-making machine, why not have monthly cramps with the possibility of embarrassing leakage?)
- menopause!
- street harassment
On the other hand, the pros:
- we can weep publicly
- we can wear skirts AND pants
Hmmm...the pros list seems pretty thin.