Obesity moral panic, step by step 1. Promote an androgynous ideal for women. (first wave 1920’s, second wave during WWII, third wave started in the late 1960’s) Social enforcement factor: You must look more like a man to compete with men. Promote androgynous models as more beautiful than the busty, thick thighed pin-up girls of the…
Most of us in the western world and other industrialized countries could stand to lose a few pounds for aesthetic reasons. Those of us who’ve gone natural, a small but significant minority, have found that with our improved health comes a natural balancing of weight. When one looks around though, it’s pretty easy to see…
Googling around, as I’m prone to do, I found an interesting article: Why Do Men Cheat With Ugly Women? It was from the pretty girlfriend/wife’s perspective. I have some sympathy for a good woman who gets cheated on, no matter what she looks like. I have no sympathy for gold diggers or harpies though. Most…
I love my haters. They’re my best press and the evidence that I’m doing something right. Their attempts to “put me in my place” are welcome challenges that ultimately end up confirming the legitimacy of my position. What’s funny about that is that I’m not particularly rich or famous. I’m just me, and don’t apologize…
Okay, I tried to break my no backtracking policy, but I can’t. It’s not so much about the policy as it is the why. Hannibal isn’t reaching the minimum bar for what I require in a bitch, much less a secondary partner, so it’s all just moot. He’s one of those guys I’ll admire from…
According to CNN and Dr. Kanazawa, being smart makes men more inclined to be monogamous and yet somehow more liberal and atheist. … Sorry, but I have to call bullshit on this one. If a guy is more intelligent, liberal and atheist, he should be more likely to be polygamous or some other flavor of…