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In reply to the discussion: No Job? No Date for You! [View all]Bonobo
(29,257 posts)2. If you are going to go all socio-biological on me...
I will agree.
But if you go in that direction, we must also agree that the "objectification" of women and the desire to gaze at their individual body parts is also the result of millions of years of evolution.
Of course, you are correct in saying what you did. But int he current culture where women are struggling to free themselves from the shackles of their evolutionary roles, it is entirely appropriate to point out the more hidden and less discussed expectations that shackle men.
"What about the men who said a job and money were important?"
Well, if you read the article, you saw that it was a pittance compared to the women who select for those reasons.
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To the extent that "sex object" is a valid concept, it has a bookend: "success object". n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Sep 2012
#7
Even if you thought women exist solely as baby factories, it still wouldn't be "objectification"
Major Nikon
Sep 2012
#16
lets be honest no one wants to date a loser, a one night stand might be okay but long term hell no
loli phabay
Sep 2012
#9
we are talking dating, not stay at home fathers. i am a HUGE supporter of stay at home
seabeyond
Sep 2012
#25
Well, there really is no double standard and I think that's what's at issue...
ElboRuum
Sep 2012
#29
"It's not a double standard, it's just plain old self-gratifying bullshit"
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#38
Only a fool would look for reason in a concept that is completely unreasonable
Major Nikon
Sep 2012
#41
Well they seem to think they're just sooo much smarter than the average bear...
opiate69
Sep 2012
#34
Its the people who think "pro choice" means they get to be in charge of everyone ELSE'S choices
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2012
#55
Once upon a time, men decided how to protect the women. This is called patriarchy.
lumberjack_jeff
Sep 2012
#57
because were entitled-y titled dooodley dooodz, silly! To be a dooooodly dood is to have a dastardly
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2012
#49