Yesterday, this blog was fortunate enough to have been visited by a man (I assume he is a man) who left the following comment:
"I am an American man, and I have decided to boycott American women. In a nutshell, American women are the most likely to cheat on you, to divorce you, to get fat, to steal half of your money in the divorce courts, don't know how to cook or clean, don't want to have children, etc. Therefore, what intelligent man would want to get involved with American women?
American women are generally immature, selfish, extremely arrogant and self-centered, mentally unstable, irresponsible, and highly unchaste. The behavior of most American women is utterly disgusting, to say the least.
BOYCOTT AMERICAN WOMEN!"
The writer encouraged readers to visit his blog: http://boycottamericanwomen.blogspot.com/
Wondering is this was cultural satire a la Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal, I visited the blog only to find a collection of posters like Raja from India, Andrew from Houston and Angry Black American Man (I suspect it was Lawrence Taylor) each describing their own personal protest against the behavior, appearance and overall poor character of American (and by association, Canadian) women.
I was really quite shocked. Not only am I a big fan of women of all varieties*, eventhough I've suffered through an unwanted and painful divorce, but I am more surprised that any man could overcome his inherent tendency towards procrastination enough to post this jumble of rudimentary thoughts.
I figured I had better examine Mr. Boycott's position a little more closely
(*Trooper's Note: I am not a fan of bitches. I prefer if a woman is kind. Just thought I'd clarify.)
Point 1: "American women are the most likely to cheat on you": While this may have been my personal experience, the statistics just don't support it. Men are still nearly twice as likely to engage in sex outside of marriage. Mr. Boycott may be defining "cheating" as only intercourse for men, but have a more broad definition for women including oral, mutual masturbation and watching "Grey's Anatomy".
Point 2: "American women are the most likely to divorce you": If this is true, and I'm not sure it could be since most states require little or no reason to grant a divorce now, I would have to say it is probably good, since women, in general, don't want to end a marriage unless there is no other choice. Until there are as many Men's Shelters providing a safe place for a man and his children to escape an abusive spouse as there are Women's Shelters, there will still be inequality in this country.
Point 3: "American women are the most likely to get fat": Have you been to Walmart? If she's fat, he's fat. They both eat from the same table. The skinny guy with the big fat wife is the exception. Besides, I see way more fat guys with normal sized wives than the other way around. Women are more likely to join running groups, do yoga and watch what they eat even after marriage. Guys generally give up because they don't have to date anymore (unless they are cheating: See Point 1).
Point 4: "American women are the most likely to steal half of your money in the divorce courts": The law is pretty clear in most states and provinces. The family assets are divided 50/50 no matter who did what to whom. The good news for men is that statistics are predicting that women will be out earning men in the next 20 years, so you can be stealing half of "her" money soon.
Point 5: "American women don't know how to cook or clean": This is more of an anecdotal statement that is difficult to disprove. I'm sure there are plenty of women slobs out there (as reality TV will demonstrate in abundance). However, unless the husband actually enjoys cooking, the wife will likely do most of the cooking for the family. As well, unless the husband is a clean freak, the wife will do the bulk of vacuuming, sweeping, laundry, washing and wiping etc. because she will get tired of waiting for him to do it and it's just easier than nagging him.
Point 6: "American women don't want to have children": Advertising companies are pretty smart when it comes to understanding their audience. They spend lots of money on focus groups and product testing to make sure their message has maximum saturation with their target demographic. For this reason, I know women want to have kids (more than men) because pregnancy test ads speak only to the woman's experience and always emphasize the POSITIVE test. If American women did not want to have kids, the ad would show a panicked women dreading the results, bargaining with God to not have sex ever again if she can just dodge this bullet. Or it would show men begging their wives to pee on the stick, trying to convince her how wonderful it could be to have a baby.
The last paragraph does not really contain any argument, only a bunch of "name calling". The most unique is claiming American women are "unchaste". I don't know anyone who talks like this. Websters defines unchaste as "characterized by sexual suggestiveness, transgression, or excess; lascivious; bawdy". Apart from the characters on "Sex & The City" I don't know any women who are "lascivious" and I certainly don't know any who are "bawdy". When I was in college I sure wanted to know some bawdy women, but to no avail.
Considering the bitterness of Mr. Boycott, I think he could benefit from a little sexual suggestiveness, transgression, or excess.
However, I think American women will likely rejoice in his decision to boycott them and stop wasting their time already!
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