Thursday, August 19, 2010

A Difference of Opinion

I was reading an article on the movie Salt the other day, and it mentioned that while young teenage males are watching Angelina Jolie beat up men bigger and stronger than herself, acting as a female Jason Bourne, young girls are watching Edward and Jacob rescue Bella Swan from one sticky situation after another. Bella is no passive puppy getting carried everywhere by Edward and waiting helplessly for Jacob to come save her, but the burden of protecting the girl falls on Edward and Jacob, and even her dad does his best. In Salt on the other hand, it is the woman who is doing the saving. So girls are looking for strong men, and boys are looking for strong women. Just a note to the feminist crowd, you might want to start by informing the girls what they want before telling society what the girls want. And guys, man up, and I don't mean go to the gym (though that's good too). Open doors for girls whether they are six, sixteen, or sixty, give up your seat when there are not enough to go around and let the ladies get in line first. There is a reason the Middle Ages were known for true love, the men were chivalrous.

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