Quote of the night

[jchrisobrien]

"The only thing stupider than a man with an erection, is a woman in love."

Author's name witheld to protect the innocent.

Comments

[ivy-crown.livejournal.com]

*sigh*

Repeating gender stereotypes does not make you a misogynist. Nor does it mean you're a man. Hell, I have speech pattens that rely on gender stereotypes (I'm trying to quit.) And I won't deny that it's a mildly amusing quip. By my amusement was tempered by my irritation at the stereotypes being used.

And now that I've sat here and thought about it, it's also a little frustrating that this particular statement also indicates that women, based on their gender, can be stupider at their stupidest than men can be at theirs.

[silas7.livejournal.com]

All the amusement comes from the context of where it was used. I short changed you by not repeating the accompanying stories, but I don't think even the context would have made you feel better about the phrase. Sara's beliefs are different than yours (though she's certainly not lacking in the feminism dept.)

I'm sorry if it raised your hackles. I didn't want to turn a punch-line into a big deal. I'd rather save that for my post about Hard Candy!

[heresiarch.livejournal.com]

what she said. i think the joke is partly irritating precisely because it is funny -- but its humor comes at the expense of breaking down gender norms which i find problematic. i think the fact that so many folks can relate to the sentiment reveals the process by which the stereotypes are reinforced -- situations come to mind that fit the paradigm, in which men want sex while women want love. of course, i can think of plenty of times when women act stupidly out of horniness and men do the same out of mushiness, to say nothing of transgendered and genderqueer folks who are just left out of the binary entirely.

ok, i'll stop now. so, how come you live in oakland yet know many of my boston friends?

[ivy-crown.livejournal.com]

I lived in Boston for 8 years (upstairs from spitcurl and with morbidiqua. And with couplingchaos in hideously close dorm conditions in college.) Took up residence at Quimby Heavy Industries in July. So I'm still a new kid in the Bay Area.

[fusion-waste.livejournal.com]

Because she is my extra-special friend. We should hang out when you are in town next!

[silas7.livejournal.com]

Obviously, transgendered and genderqueer folks are out the binany because they are not stupid when it comes to emotions! :)

The reserve of the quotes can work just as well (woman acting hormonally, man acting emotionally). There you go!