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Maybe it's a gender thing. Women have been put in second place for thousands of years. Men are used to getting all the attention. Right?

So I conclude men are more needy for domination and attention than women. They feel it is their just due and will not tolerate a lack of it. It is most clearly manifested in the antics of 4D who has taken  it to its absurd conclusion.

Is it inborn or taught? Do moms raise their sons telling them they own the world and are the best of the best? What do they tell their daughters? "Don't let your intelligence show. It intimidates a man. Ask for help when you don't need it. It makes them feel important" Yep. I had a mom like that. Play dumb. Dumb down. Or you will never hook a man. Really? I never dumbed down and I never worried because I had more than my share of guys who were interested. I guess some men are attracted to women who don't dumb down for them. Or I was just dam* lucky. We've come a long way baby! Right?

Posted - December 6, 2019
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  • 34758
    "Don't let your intelligence show. It intimidates a man. Ask for help when you don't need it. It makes them feel important" Yep. I had a mom like that. Play dumb. Dumb down. Or you will never hook a man.

    Maybe a generational thing but I have never heard anyone say that to a girl.
      December 6, 2019 5:09 AM MST
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  • 16936
    Plenty of women crave the limelight too. They're more likely to be entertainers (actresses, singers etc) than politicians, though, because of the glass ceiling and "old boys club" that still pervades the halls of power.
    There are a few women who've made it. Julia Gillard. Margaret Thatcher. Indira Gandhi. Benazir Bhutto. Jacinda Adern. Even Hillary, who won the popular vote but not the EC.
      December 6, 2019 5:40 AM MST
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  • 113301
    So how do you define "plenty" R? I wonder if there is any stat that gives the percentage of women who seek fame compared to the percentage of men? Zigfield is the one who wanted pretty girls as backdrops in his Broadway extravaganzas. Pretty girls will always find a "benefactor" if they play their cards right. Now GREAT actresses like Judi Dench or Katharine Hepburn or Meryl Streep I doubt ever had to fight off a sex predator like Harvey Epstein but I don't know and I could be wrong. Pretty sells. No brainer. So the entertainment industry is a great place for pretty girls. Smart girls? Law or medicine or math (less likely) or physics (also less likely). Write a best-selling book and you can have average looks. It doesn't matter because there it is your brain and your creativity and your imagination that matters. Looks matter naught. Being handsome never hurt anyone but it is less mandatory for a guy to be handsome than it is for a gal to a hot babe. I think. Some are famous for being famous and that is quite enough success for them. Depends on your cuppa tea. I would do better behind the camera directing or being the author of the production. Performing in front of a camera or an audience? Naw. No interest. Thank you for your reply. I know you're an entertainer and probably enjoyed that kind of attention. I just noticed I wrote HARVEY EPSTEIN. Harvey Weinstein and Jeff Epstein. Funny that. I smushed the steins together. This post was edited by RosieG at December 11, 2019 3:06 AM MST
      December 6, 2019 9:36 AM MST
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