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Who are you calling a cow?
Posted in Rants/Raves on 10/07/2005 08:41 am by enjanerdHot damn, I like Carolyn Hax!
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Carolyn:
Regarding the woman who lives with her boyfriend and can’t understand why he doesn’t want to marry her. The reason is not a secret! Why should this man, or any other, marry a woman who is willing to live with him outside of marriage? Our elders have warned us for generations that men in this position conclude, “Why buy the cow when the milk is free?”
A.H.
Well, gosh, thanks. I hadn’t heard that one.
If I sound exasperated, that’s only because I am. This homespun bit of mock-wisdom contains more sexism per syllable than a Monday night beer ad. Its grounding principle is (pick one):
1. That all men are emotionally bankrupt opportunists.
2. That all women want to marry men (because, of course, all women want to marry men, duh), but the only reason a man would possibly want a woman around is for sex. Love, companionship, trust, devotion, legal security, financial security, commitment, family, respect? Snort. Chick stuff.
So, pick your principle: an insult to all men of character, or an insult to all women of character.