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OprahWTFBBQ

This article was on the front page of CNN. It’s ridiculous.

Summary: Your husband/boyfriend/date is a lumbering, drooling caveman. Your best bet is to manipulate or tease him into giving you everything you want. Bitch power!

Meet every protest and argument he makes, no matter how ridiculously false, with the observation that he is absolutely correct … but you still want what you want. In boxing this is called rope-a-dope, and even if you don’t know what the rope part means, the dope part sounds pretty applicable. This is called win-win — except you did and he didn’t.

This paragraph makes my head all full of explodingness. Seriously, are there actual relationships like this? After seventh grade? I find it hard to believe, but there must be, or Oprah wouldn’t be rolling in cashmere track suits*.

Articles linked from this one include “Why do men watch porn?”, “What do men think about after sex?”, and “Why are men so obsessed with golf?”

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* Can you make a track suit out of cashmere? I couldn’t remember if velour was high- or low-class.

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4 Responses to “OprahWTFBBQ”

  1. ThomasC Says:
    July 30th, 2007 at 11:27 pm

    This “article” is so laughingly sexist that as soon as I read it I knew exactly what it REALLY was. It’s part of a study examining how readers will respond to outrageousness in the electronic print media. Replies are being collected, examined and collated.

    I just find it hard to believe that CNN; such a beacon of integrity, would allow such dross to be considered factual and legitimate. Nice try “W. Bruce Cameron”.

  2. Dave K Says:
    August 1st, 2007 at 9:46 am

    I’m so glad you wrote this response to the article featured on CNN. Seeing as how I’ve developed beyond the level of intelligence of a neanderthal, the advice given is, quite simply, insulting. Women today play enough games as it is, and what we need is less manipulation on both men’s and women’s parts and start being honest with each other. To think that the article was sponsored by both Oprah and CNN blows my mind.

  3. Marie Says:
    August 1st, 2007 at 1:22 pm

    omigod, I couldn’t agree more. I was both alarmed and dismayed when reading this “article”. Insulting to men, women, AND any other intelligent life in the universe, including my cats. Appalling.

    Of course, my boyfriend and I take turns cooking and we are both handy with power tools, so perhaps that’s what facilitates communication.

  4. Niels Says:
    August 1st, 2007 at 9:54 pm

    After reading this article at CNN.com, and after I had stopped laughing I sent the following email to my wife of nine years (and mother of our 5 year old son):

    http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/07/30/how.to.man/index.html

    With my editorial comments below:

    - “Let me get your power drill”

    Holy cow! What? Why? You wanna see how much damage I can do with that bloody thing?!
    I have a better idea…I call a plumber/carpenter/electrician…OK, OK, I’ll call Al!

    - “Wanna dance?”

    Hmmm…actually, I’m really turned on a lot more when it’s your idea. I long to hear those eight little words…”I want sex! And, I want it now!”

    - “You’re 100 percent correct”

    I bet you couldn’t say that with a straight face. As you’ve probably figured out by now, after nine years of being married to me, I’m not this pathetic and delusional, seriously, I’m not.

    - “What a manly sweater!”

    Sure, you can say that, if you want to see me pee-myself-laughing. The greatest compliment you can pay me is to be there when I need you, because you want to, not because you feel you have to. Oh, and the occasional spontaneous cup of tea is good too. ;-)

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