It depends on who the 6 women and his dual girlfriends were.
RugbyPlayingAshaman Send a noteboard - 08/07/2011 03:15:14 PM
My point is that his characterizations seem to be based off of a certain type of man and woman, and don't really apply to the range of personalities I've dealt with.
I've never known a woman to side with her worst enemy who was a woman just to be against a man. It's actually the reverse among most women I know - it takes a lot more to side with your worst enemy than being the same sex. And a lot of the girls I know consider their friends' ex-boyfriends "off limits" for a very good reason - they consider them damaged goods. Even if the prior break up was for a good reason that didn't reflect negatively on the boy (ie: He's so nice, but I need a bad boy.), I don't think being "passed around" is that common - it really depends on your particular circle of friends. There are even girls who consider it a transgression against "the girl code" to go after an ex, particularly when the breakup was a bad one.
And the problem with stereotypes is that they have a way of being confirmed every time someone fits the mold, but people who don't fit the mold are considered outliers. Throwing out critical thinking in favor of social bias might be easy, but I don't think it gives a correct view of the reality or people. People are more complicated than that. So when I use the term "conservative" for RJ, it has more to do with the small range of personality types I think are represented among the characters. Point being that the reason stereotypes exist is because they are self-perpetuating.
I've never known a woman to side with her worst enemy who was a woman just to be against a man. It's actually the reverse among most women I know - it takes a lot more to side with your worst enemy than being the same sex. And a lot of the girls I know consider their friends' ex-boyfriends "off limits" for a very good reason - they consider them damaged goods. Even if the prior break up was for a good reason that didn't reflect negatively on the boy (ie: He's so nice, but I need a bad boy.), I don't think being "passed around" is that common - it really depends on your particular circle of friends. There are even girls who consider it a transgression against "the girl code" to go after an ex, particularly when the breakup was a bad one.
And the problem with stereotypes is that they have a way of being confirmed every time someone fits the mold, but people who don't fit the mold are considered outliers. Throwing out critical thinking in favor of social bias might be easy, but I don't think it gives a correct view of the reality or people. People are more complicated than that. So when I use the term "conservative" for RJ, it has more to do with the small range of personality types I think are represented among the characters. Point being that the reason stereotypes exist is because they are self-perpetuating.
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This message last edited by RugbyPlayingAshaman on 08/07/2011 at 03:20:52 PM
What;s your favorite RJ comment on the sexes?
06/07/2011 02:04:56 AM
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Women cannot admit they were wrong and will partner up with their worst enemy against a man over it.
07/07/2011 12:20:16 AM
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I remember a thread started by Phil Reborn long ago...
07/07/2011 05:21:12 AM
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Oh, heaven, I've been there!
08/07/2011 12:04:35 AM
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what you've never heard of "bros before hos"?
08/07/2011 08:03:47 PM
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Agreed
08/07/2011 11:38:59 PM
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That's not exactly what the incident was about.
10/07/2011 07:29:14 PM
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Yes, and the way Egwene expressed her thoughts on the matter is quite disturning too
11/07/2011 12:56:59 AM
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That wasn't what I was refering to
12/07/2011 07:26:59 PM
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certainly not by today's standards, but to play devil's advocate here...
12/07/2011 09:04:07 PM
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I don't think any of his comments on the sexes are accurate for real people
07/07/2011 02:53:29 PM
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I largely disagree
07/07/2011 11:59:52 PM
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It depends on who the 6 women and his dual girlfriends were.
08/07/2011 03:15:14 PM
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Agreed
08/07/2011 07:46:30 PM
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*NM*
08/07/2011 09:18:44 PM
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Hi fionwe1987! *NM*
08/07/2011 11:36:48 PM
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Hi! The reason I rolled my eyes...
09/07/2011 06:31:20 AM
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Yes! I agree!
09/07/2011 02:30:21 PM
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Re: Hi! The reason I rolled my eyes...
09/07/2011 07:42:48 PM
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Re: Hi! The reason I rolled my eyes...
10/07/2011 07:35:37 PM
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that's not why stereotypes exist
09/07/2011 04:18:45 AM
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whether positive or negative, stereotypes all come from the same place
12/07/2011 04:29:23 AM
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Cosmopolitan = artificial and unnatural; Your situation is the aberration - his is more the norm *NM*
13/07/2011 01:09:00 AM
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Re: Cosmopolitan = artificial and unnatural; Your situation is the aberration - his is more the norm
16/07/2011 01:02:37 PM
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You have to make sure your husbands do what you want, while making them think it was their idea.
21/07/2011 04:28:39 AM
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And I can buy that, which is why I'm surprised at how many claimed they were inaccurate. Seriously,
26/07/2011 01:44:28 AM
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