Posted on 08/18/2006 10:11:45 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Vive la difference: Despite feminists, metrosexuals and gender-neutral language, we just can't surrender those old ways. Men, it seems, are still chivalrous, protective of their womenfolk and perhaps endearingly stubborn about certain things. And women? They like to shop, they're fastidious, and yes, they will ask for directions.
"American men and women tend to embrace many well-known sexual stereotypes, admitting to patterns of behavior commonly attributed to their gender," according to a poll released yesterday by the Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University.
"Recall that male passengers on the Titanic agreed to give up their places on the lifeboats for women and children," the researchers said in framing their question to more than 1,000 Americans. "If there were a similar life-or-death situation today, do you think men should be expected to die and allow women to live?"
Almost two thirds of the men -- a manly 63 percent -- said they should be expected to lay down their lives. Only 39 percent of the women agreed; 43 percent of the ladies, in fact, thought the idea was "old-fashioned," compared with 23 percent of the men.
Females had a practical edge: While almost half the men said that someone had told them that they were reluctant to ask for directions, the number was just 13 percent among women. And 65 percent of the guys had run out of gas while driving, compared with 47 percent of their feminine counterparts.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
We also tend to be middle-aged (late 30 to late 50) which may also have something to do with it.
Get rid of the feminazis and then you'll get preferential treatment.
Until then, sorry, I'm already in the lifeboat and you're on your own.
"You want to be treated exactly equal? Well, guess what - with that comes equal responsibility, duty, and hazard."
That would help ... I was picky, and married in late 20s. Passed over a few real losers.
Remember: no matter how hot she is, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her $#!+.
Sheesh...what makes you think they're any more likely to listen to conservative ladies?
They despise us even more than they do men, if that's possible.
My wife has trouble finding so many local places. If I tell here to take a left (or right), she freaks out. She has called me many times needing directions to local businesses, not to talk about other places. Don't even talk to me about her ability to find a service station in time, before there are no fumes left in the tank.
It's real easy. STOP FUNDING THEM.
Stop subscribing to their rags, stop buying from advertisers that support them, start writing letters to the editor to get them dropped. It's easy to do.
If they have no money, they're going to have a hard time ramming their agenda down our throats.
Depends on the "lady." If it were me or Janet Reno...I'd probably still drown, but at least I'd go down fighting.
Um...conservative women aren't the ones funding feminazi types.
You sure seem to have a chip on your shoulder.
Then let's use the correct word. Sex, not gender.
Somebody keeps buying rags like Cosmo and Glamour. I see conservative women doing it all the time.
By doing so, guess what? You support the feminazi columnists.
No, I just don't want 500 replies of people vehemently arguing about the creation vs. evolution position. Talk about a thread hijack! Besides, I though Crevo meant creation vs. evolution. If I only pissed off the creationists, I apoligize.
"Because Saudi women are denied the option of having opinions?"
Well said!
"Remember: no matter how hot she is, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her $#!+"
LOL. I was engaged coming out of college, and an older friend, twice divorced before the age of 30, told me "don't do it!!! Go out on the street, find a woman that you hate on sight, and hand her half of everything you own; then you can at least you can walk away with a shred of self-respect."
BTW do you pratice what you preach?
Fun mapquest observation. Most men print off maps. Most women print off directions.
Ask around. This is almost universal.
I have a suspicion about the reason: Women want someone to tell them how to get there. Their ultimate goal is to get there. Men want someone to tell them where it is and then take responsibility for finding their own way. It is a fun challenge and men get satisfaction from the "accomplishment".
There's probably a bit of truth in that joke.
More encouraging news, although its not like I haven't heard it before :>(
>>So then 27 percent of the respondents would throw the ladies overboard to save their own sorry hides?<<
Those would be the "metrosexuals".
1. Observation of conservative women tells me this.
2. Yup, as much as is possible.
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