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usernamenumberThings I learned from Fox today:
1) There is a dearth of "marriageable" men nowadays
2) Women, it's all your fault!
See, this lady talked to a bunch of men who said they weren't interested in marriage, and then asked them why. Being a good woman who knows her place, she then (and here's the really clever part of her research) accepted their reasons uncritically and used them to form her own opinion, which dovetails nicely with her thesis, to wit: wouldn't it be awesome if all women did that?
See, the problem is that less enlightened women have just gotten too darn uppity, what with their "jobs" and "independence". Sure that probably sounds good to someone who's been brainwashed by new-age commie propaganda, but did anyone stop to think about how the misogynists would feel about it? How are these poor men, who until now have had no voice, supposed to provide for their families if more and more women have unnatural life goals that don't involve being dependent upon them? That's all these poor, silenced victims want, and really, is it so much to ask? But noooo, you selfish women have been so blinded by your own ambitions that you never stopped to think about us men, did you? For shame.
But wait! The article is not just the bearer of bad news; you ladies can still earn forgiveness, after which these eligible bachelors will totally be willing to marry you! Just "surrender to your nature" and "be women". See? Easy! If you do this, benevolent misogynists will take pity on you, for they know that you, like them, have just been victims of a feminist blight that caused you to forget what Sesame Street taught you as a child: be what other people want you to be, and you'll be happy. Or at least married, which is basically the same thing for you women, right?
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Ok, serious face on. I think this is worth sharing as a reminder that these attitudes still exist (for those of us fortunate enough to need a reminder). ...Ok, maybe that's just an excuse. Mostly it just irritated me so much that I felt the need to vent through sarcasm and then inflict the object of said irritation on my friends. I'm a jerk like that. You're welcome.
I only wish the site had been unwise enough to enable comments on the article, as I think/hope that the majority of people would call this the addle-minded BS that it is. Then again...
1) There is a dearth of "marriageable" men nowadays
2) Women, it's all your fault!
See, this lady talked to a bunch of men who said they weren't interested in marriage, and then asked them why. Being a good woman who knows her place, she then (and here's the really clever part of her research) accepted their reasons uncritically and used them to form her own opinion, which dovetails nicely with her thesis, to wit: wouldn't it be awesome if all women did that?
See, the problem is that less enlightened women have just gotten too darn uppity, what with their "jobs" and "independence". Sure that probably sounds good to someone who's been brainwashed by new-age commie propaganda, but did anyone stop to think about how the misogynists would feel about it? How are these poor men, who until now have had no voice, supposed to provide for their families if more and more women have unnatural life goals that don't involve being dependent upon them? That's all these poor, silenced victims want, and really, is it so much to ask? But noooo, you selfish women have been so blinded by your own ambitions that you never stopped to think about us men, did you? For shame.
But wait! The article is not just the bearer of bad news; you ladies can still earn forgiveness, after which these eligible bachelors will totally be willing to marry you! Just "surrender to your nature" and "be women". See? Easy! If you do this, benevolent misogynists will take pity on you, for they know that you, like them, have just been victims of a feminist blight that caused you to forget what Sesame Street taught you as a child: be what other people want you to be, and you'll be happy. Or at least married, which is basically the same thing for you women, right?
--
Ok, serious face on. I think this is worth sharing as a reminder that these attitudes still exist (for those of us fortunate enough to need a reminder). ...Ok, maybe that's just an excuse. Mostly it just irritated me so much that I felt the need to vent through sarcasm and then inflict the object of said irritation on my friends. I'm a jerk like that. You're welcome.
I only wish the site had been unwise enough to enable comments on the article, as I think/hope that the majority of people would call this the addle-minded BS that it is. Then again...
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