Reply #30: yeah... [View All]

It's like she assumes nobody has a smart mother. :eyes:

Unfortunately, however, there have been other studies that back up the theory of men not liking women who challenge them. Men often respect those women and recognize their intelligence, but they don't like them. There was a study cited in the book "The Mismeasure of Woman" that showed that men were more likely to be influenced by women who stated their opinions in unsure ways (By saying, "like" or "I think") and who solicited agreement. (For instance, by saying, "Drinking and driving is wrong, isn't it?") While those conversational tactics annoyed women, men in the study generally liked the unsure women better and found them more trustworthy. Of course, a woman can still state her opinion in an unsure way and be intelligent, but I think it kind of gets down to the issue of why men don't like to be challenged by women.

And for what it's worth, I really disagree with Dowd's statement that men not liking smart women is some type of biological, evolutionary trait. Bullshit. That's like saying men are naturally shallow assholes. Luckily for me, I've known enough decent guys to know that this isn't true.