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Originally posted by Rodney
And if you wonder why some women go for confident assholes rather than sensible guys who are less assertive, remember also that most women aren't any smarter than most men. Women operate under different rules, dictated by society and biology (as you do, guys), but they sure aren't any wiser.
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Ain't that the truth. When growing up, I was under the impression that women were generally smarter than men. This was actually not something I deducted myself, but something that was indirectly taught to me. It is also an image that even men re-enforce at times, in an attempt to seem more spontaneous and less bound by rules. Girls were always the ones who were going to college, they got the good grades, they weren't feeding one another worms at the school yard. Then you had the sitcoms etc of the time that focused a lot on the differences between the male and female logic and way of thinking, and focus of thought, and helped spread the idea that men were simple, animal-like and easy to fool. I still know many women of my own age (I'm 26 now) that grew up thinking - and still think - that they can do what they want with men. They'll brag about men that seem infatuated with them, talk down to them and describe them as helpless puppies looking for mommy's attention, and shall receive it only when she will gracefully give it to them.
Now, this is actually an improvement from not long back when a lot of young women were taught to obey the man, and we were sold the male image of a provider, a care-taker, the head of the household. We're still supposed to be the alpha male family dictator and whatnot, but also the soft touch soccer dad. And that would be fine except that I think it is hard for many men to stretch enough between the two to comply with what is expected, especially when what is expected is hard to define.