This Is a Bad Joke, Right?

Dec 24, 2008 22:39

I came across this guide to questions women ask men today and, while I don't usually get offended by gender stuff, I somehow found this very offensive. It's a list of questions women ask men and how men can give the right answer (i.e. the one that doesn't make the woman mad). Also, it was supposedly written by a woman ( Read more... )

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fayoreix2 December 26 2008, 01:15:18 UTC
It's allll marketing. This boundary like you said, isn't that bad that you need translation... but...

TV shows can get ratings, web sites can get ad hits, and "authors" can make big money playing off of this since there's always a constant and desperate audience.

I wish the "no" thing was just a myth entirely, but I've seen it in action so much around my friends that it's not entirely false. But I'm glad it's false for me, and I'm comfortable about just being honest. And I think you are too.:D

I'm all for honesty in relationships. Sometimes it can hurt, but hiding stuff will hurt more in the long run, I think. It's a partnership, and to be partners you can't be deceptive as well.

TL;DR

Article is bullshit, bullshit sells, female author should be slapped twice with a large fish, ewww that sucks.

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