Nobody's Slump-Buster
An article about slump-busters and double standards.
"Consider this gender differentiation: A gorgeous, fit guy who sleeps with an overweight, unattractive woman is 'throwing himself on a grenade' for the team. A gorgeous, fit girl who sleeps with an overweight, unattractive man is lucky to have found romance in 'Sideways' and 'Hitch.'"
On the other hand, I did like the quote that said a woman could be fat or ugly or both. It's always nice to have that razor-thin line drawn that separates "fat" from "ugly."
"Consider this gender differentiation: A gorgeous, fit guy who sleeps with an overweight, unattractive woman is 'throwing himself on a grenade' for the team. A gorgeous, fit girl who sleeps with an overweight, unattractive man is lucky to have found romance in 'Sideways' and 'Hitch.'"
On the other hand, I did like the quote that said a woman could be fat or ugly or both. It's always nice to have that razor-thin line drawn that separates "fat" from "ugly."
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The last page of this hit home. Well, all of it was disgusting, but the last page definately was a "home run hit".
I was dumped by my last boyfriend because while I was pretty, smart, fun, and we communicated well and he really liked me - I was overweight and he couldn't handle the mental anguish of what his family and friends might say about him being with 'someone like me'.
He just got engaged to a "plastic".
God, that was sickening. I'm sorry I read it. I think this is all about misogyny and nothing about obesity. It's horrifying that there are people in the world so willing to dehumanize others like this.
Oh, Maureen Dowd, she's always getting het up about something. This piece struck me as very silly. Yes, some people are assholes (and probably a lot of them are professional athletes who are idolized and coddled and allowed to do whatever they want) but I don't think that mentality is a huge societal trend.
Also, I haven't seen "Hitch," but I think her assessment of "Sideways" that Maya is supposedly "lucky" to find Miles is utterly bizarre. Did we see the same movie?
Oh, and also, I thought she totally mischaracterized Laurence Summers's remarks. He didn't "[confuse] the roles society assigns to women with what women might really want," he suggested that these things are both factors in women's underrepresentation in science. But that's really off topic, huh? Sorry!
-La Wade
Heh, I just noticed the part where she says that "[e]ven some men I know felt awful for the unwitting slump busters..."
Imagine that! Men feeling bad about cruel behavior! I guess they really are human after all!
-La Wade
I hate double standards they are only conceived because of ego and fear of women or minorities.
it is wrong to have standards for women and standards that are more lenient or different for men.
RR
Yeah, I here it is pretty common in baseball. There is even a site that offers Major League Players a chance to buy Slump Buster hats and T Shirts.
www.slump-buster.com
That's right... but slump busting is not just for male athlete's. Its a concept that applies to anyone who is in a "slump" (ie: business woman having a slow month in sales.)
That's right... but slump busting is not just for male athlete's. Its a concept that applies to anyone who is in a "slump" (ie: business woman having a slow month in sales.)
I think a slump-buster applies to anyone! I personally wouldn't touch a fat guy if my life depended on it, but I think the term is funny and catchy. I can't stand women who over analyze everything..if youre fat and upset about the term used so commonly by baseball players, then lose some weight.
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