CNN Opinion: "Are men stupid?"

Submitted by anthony on Mon, 2012-04-23 18:31

Article here. Excerpt:

'(CNN) -- Are men stupid? How else can we explain the endless parade of otherwise successful individuals, who by all appearances seem intelligent and competent, and yet risk destroying their careers and their personal lives over the chance to have a sexual escapade?

John Edwards crashing from the heights of promise to infamy, from presidential candidate to defendant in a trial after a secret affair; Secret Service agents ending their careers in disgrace over dalliances with prostitutes in Colombia, all join that long procession of men who managed to self-destruct, pulling a pin on the grenade of their careers and perhaps their personal lives for the sake of a little fun.

The pageant of legacy-killing misjudgment includes a president, several might-have-been presidents, a few governors, a World Bank director, a former Dutch prime minister, an Israeli president and one of the top golfers of all time. And that is only a partial list.'

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Will be waiting a long time since sexist piggery is only acceptable these days when targeted at men.

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Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2012-04-23 19:19

Women can be unfaithful too. This includes women who are high profile. Does that justify someone asking "are women stupid?"

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Submitted by xtrnl on Mon, 2012-04-23 22:28

The ultimate aphrodisiac for men is power. The more power you have, the more women are willing to sleep with you. That's a great temptation for a lot of men who grew up feeling unattractive to women. Women want to sleep with the alpha male. So a lot of women make themselves available to alpha men. And they benefit from doing so. The men, however, pay a big price. Yet almost no one criticizes the women who believes it okay to have an affair with a famous married man. I can remember when being the "other woman" was shameful--but not anymore.

So we live in a world where it's okay for a woman to sleep with a powerful or famous man--and some men can't resist the temptation. If I were in their shoes, perhaps I couldn't resist either.

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Submitted by el cid on Tue, 2012-04-24 01:27

Damn, misread the title. though it was pointing to the onion, but it's opinion

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Submitted by Kratch on Tue, 2012-04-24 04:27

The author of this article, like so many other women, refuses to take responsibility for the women involved. It is all the man's fault, like everything else in life that the woman deems undesirable. Never mind that women love men who are rich and famous, often throwing themselves at these men. No, the women cannot be held responsible for their actions. This article blatantly underscores the double standard between the sexes. We won't be finding an article about women being stupid, at least not in a major publication, and at least for the next few years. Yet it is this pigheadedness, as demonstrated by this author, this unwillingness to see that men are not the only actors here, that is making women increasingly unattractive. One day feminist women are going to wake up and be surprised that no men are interested in having sex with them, no matter how attractive they are. When women are just so stupid, stubborn, and unwilling to look at the facts, sex isn't worth it.

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Submitted by redwoodwriter on Wed, 2012-04-25 07:20

It's so true. From my encounters, the women who most people would say are very good looking are usually the most condescending, spoiled, and narcissistic. Thus, I naturally got to a point where I found women who were trying so hard to look good extremely unattractive, because it was telling of their lack of character and personality. I'm happy this happened, because it is personality that matters most in a significant other. I'm much happier being with a sweet woman with unique, real beauty, than I'd ever be being pussy-whipped by some synthetic bimbo.

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Submitted by xtrnl on Wed, 2012-04-25 19:58