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WMliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-04 02:31 PM
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For Women who count on men to be jerks
Edited on Wed Oct-20-04 02:42 PM by WMliberal
NYTIMES
For Women Who Count on Men to Be Jerks
By RICK MARIN

Published: October 17, 2004
...
Why doesn't he call? He's just not that into you. Why did he break up with you? He's just not that into you. Why did he disappear? He's just not that . . .

Which is half of a good point...

...There is something wildly condescending about the image of women as helpless creatures standing around minding their own business until men come into their lives and break their hearts. This, after how many waves of feminism?


An excellent critique of Greg Behrendt's "He's Just Not That Into You." He was a writer for Sex and the City and is partly responsible for an episode of the same name.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/fashion/17BETA.html?oref=login
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-04 02:38 PM
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1. link?
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WMliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-04 02:43 PM
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2. dammit, i hate when i do that
I was busy deciding which parts to excerpt and forgot the MOST IMPORTANT PART!
:crazy:
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judge_smales Donating Member (752 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-04 02:46 PM
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3. So will you post it soon?


Perspiring minds want to know.
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WMliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-04 02:49 PM
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4. it's already up
just above the Chagall
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judge_smales Donating Member (752 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-04 02:53 PM
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5. Thanks.


It's pretty good.
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CrispyQ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-04 03:02 PM
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6. "If we can put one man on the moon, why not all of them?"
LOL - my fave tee shirt, which I purchased in '88 & is so worn & faded. Still it always gets laughs when I wear it! At least from women!
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