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Why are guys portrayed as morons in virtually ALL media...
it just kinda bugs me.

Duuuuhhh! Me no no? confused1

"**** the media"- Immortal Technique

droolio purdy thread titleeeeeee

cool

Because it makes women happy, and they're usually the ones who listen to said media.

true...

not all guys are morons but a lot of them are

Morons are morons - regardless of wether they are male or female.

It just happens that there is a high correlation between morons and guys - and thats far from women's fault.

"not all guys are morons but a lot of them are"

Funny how alot of girls end up with morons and then complain.

Who's the bigger moron? The moron or the girl who dates one.

-AC

That sounds like a SW quote: "Who's the bigger fool? The fool or the fool who follows?"

Seriously, though, all people can act like morons. I know that I certainly can.

*Waves hand slowly*

No it is not a Star Wars quote, Alpha. It was completely original and I will go about my business.

-AC

Snake eyes, not sure what Media you are reading, but I do not see that Guys are portrayed as morons in the media anymoreso than Girls who are morons are! If you are talking about things like cosmo and other female orientated Media then yes they will probably try to portray guys more a morons.

And Milla - What's correlation mean

again true...

media shows mostly poiliticains and they are morons

I think by media he means movies and TV shows.. which I must say is pretty true..

Some guys are marons but not that much.So far I had not met one yet.JM

The answer is because we clearly are.

Take a woman for example. So many things run throught their brains.

Take a male for example. We only have one thought and its usually irrelavent.

You can see it in gender magazines. Womens magazines are about weight loss, killing you husband, fashion, everyday needs and things wether mens magazines are about cars, stupid facts like the frog death rate. It coz women worry too much and men dont worry at all.

"The answer is because we clearly are."

Pardon? I'm no moron. If you choose to willingly take that label to the whole male gender, don't. Apply it to yourself. If you believe you're a moron, fine. However if you are insecure with the self-moronic acceptance, it's no excuse to go and label me or any other male one. Thanks.

"Take a woman for example. So many things run throught their brains."

Smart females yes. Dumb females? Yes also. However the amount of "things" running through a brain doesn't equate to intelligence. If you have alot of things running through a brain and they're all stupid, what does that tell you?

"Take a male for example. We only have one thought and its usually irrelavent."

Again with the "we". Speak for yourself. Not for me.

"You can see it in gender magazines. Womens magazines are about weight loss, killing you husband, fashion, everyday needs and things wether mens magazines are about cars, stupid facts like the frog death rate. It coz women worry too much and men dont worry at all."

That's because society is geared to keep the stereotype between both. Women's mags are extremely contradictory. On one page it'll be about equal rights, on another it'll say "How to please your man" or "How to cook..." something or other. Men's mags are images portrayed to help the male gender feel more like males.

Neither gender have to adhere to there.

From here on out, speak for you. I know there are males on this forum who aren't morons and wouldn't like to be referred to as such.

-AC

I'm a moron but it's not because I'm a male

AC is right, there are male morons and Female ones, just like there are Female Bimbos and yes there are male bimbos as well, pretty guys who are a little dumb - so it is unfair to group everyone the same.

I'm sure Yoda could say something about that to!

Well of course anyone can, but I think they mean people who are 24/7 or something. I'm a moron in the AM...which is...now....*burns this post*

I'm a guy. And I call other guys morons. I don't pay too much attention to the media.

that is the only way how females might feel superior

Hmmm, what media am i talking about? Just about any comedy movie (not that i don't like em, just pointing it out) But what bugs me is that almost all commercials that have a family in it, the guy is always very stupid.

why are girls portrayed as sex objects in ads?

Makes guys happy

Isn't that just what they are?

I've always thoughts so, maybe that's why I'm no good at being married

Hmmm, I see an obvious commonality here,

oh the pain... if i read that one more time my brains are going to ooze out of my ears.

i notice im commercials men are always portrayed as idiots. especially when the commercial involves a couple. the woman is the smart or normal at least and the man is usually so stupid it seems he's one brain cell away from blacking out and crapping his pants. kinda like the polar opposite of commercials in the 50's. i guess commercials like to bash people to make us laugh (and buy). in today's P.C. society it seems the only safe group to bash on would be men (especially white men). its the safest route and there is no danger of repercussion (more than this thread)

There's a little moron in all of us!

Face it ladys guys are supieror! We always have been and the only reason any chick has a hold on us is that they got what we want! why do you think chicks like fruits so much? Cuz they are powerless overthem! Women used to be subbordanates! and hey the only reason there not is because of WW2 and a few femiNazis! Guys rule and girls well to go back to a kiddy phrase drool! Oh and ladys dont be all pissed at me cuz u know its true! theres a couple of dumbasses amongst us but hey there is plenty of female idiocy!

What in the hell was that?, man.That seems offensive. I think that its other the way around....or we are equally morons & idiots.

Guys are portrayed as morons

Dave Schwimmer
Matt LeBlanc
Diedrich Bader
Ryan Stiles

Women actually are morons

Paris Hilton
Britney Spears
Tara Reid


Guys get paid to act like morons, girls get paid to be morons...

Errrmmm - Oops

"why are girls portrayed as sex objects in ads?"

"Why do girls allow themselves to be portrayed as sex objects in ads?" should be the question.

Don't go doing it if you're gonna complain about being objectified.

-AC

spot on dude...

Does anyone see how truly precious it is that someone spelled "moron" as "maron" while the topic is in itself not only about morons, but that the word has been spelled properly a thousand times before that post?

Like come on, the "o" key and the "a" key aren't even close on the keyboard.

That is golden, PURE GOLD I SAY!!!!!!!

cause they pay them loads obviously

complaining isn't the point here, what's saddening is that NO-ONE complains

anyway, that's off topic

"cause they pay them loads obviously"

It was rhetorical.

-AC

Yes, but it was Jackie and she spells things incorrectly all the time, so we just moved on.

I bet Jackie is in fact a 45 year old programmer and he pretends to be a young girl, you can only spell that bad when you do it on purpose.

Just kidding Jackie, we love you

but my first one wasn't no2

well, so are women. but where men are portrayed as being idiots in an over the top kind of way, women are just portrayed as natural idiots, who, in their terrible, helpless enthusiasm, don't know whether to do the man holding the bottle of wonder spot remover in his hands, or just the bottle.

so why do guys allow themselves to be paid to be portrayed as morons? and it would seem that some of the guys in this thread are determined to prove the media right. Also, are you completely forgetting that women are portrayed as housewives, complete bitches and bimbos? both genders get it just as bad.

well yes, the 'stupid spoiled whore'(as the guys from south park labeled it ) element has returned to the mainstream thanks to popular culture. however,
these bimbos are passed off as role models.

the idiot men portrayed in commercials are just that...idiots. not because we have the wisdom to see this, but because they were intended to be that way. like a clown without makeup.

i see what you mean though, dont get me wrong. i am thoroughly disgusted with the sexist approach to marketing as of recent, where it is assumed that all a woman should be concerned with is shopping and sex. not that this is a new concept, but an old one which should have stayed buried.

silly, it's because we are.

because you are.
fact of life. get over it.

"because you are.
fact of life. get over it."

Not the best argument.

What I'm saying is, the best way to prove someone is a moron, isn't to act like one.

-AC

that, i think, is why SnakeEyes started this thread in the first place: To overcome the stereotype that surrounds men. the stereotype is that all men are dumb sex craving pigs when in reality, though many of us are, there is a good percentage of us who are indeed smart and charming and not pigs. And it seems like all the good men are smothered by that stereotype.
not to sound cocky but i am in a similar situation where my girlfriend is friends with this other girl who has a really sexist opinion toward guys like the one i just discussed. She has this idea in her head that men are all stupid and all that they are good for is reproducing and this ideal rubs off on my girlfriend so she has a slightly warped opinion because she has the influence of this friend and she makes it known to me which makes me angry. And this is this is why i am so intent on changing at least some peoples views on the matter.

Why do I stay up this late.

This is too funny

Yup... I got up this morning and it's still funny....

I think this is really true. These are the people we get to marry....
ha ha haaa

AC if u dont start using bloody quotes Im gonna report u!! lol i wont but what'd wrong with quoteing??

Absolutely nothing is wrong with using the quote button, if that's what you mean.

I used it at first but when there's alot to reply to it's really a bit of a hassle altering the tags and then going back to copy what you want, pasting it again etc. In my opinion anyway. I use quick reply and it's just much easier to browse up, copy what I want and paste it. Nobody has crippling trouble with reading my posts, don't see how it's bothering anyone.

-AC

wow, i love the way that everyone completely ignored what i said about the subject of the thread and went on to talk about quoting.

ugh. i can't stand feminists.

everytime i went up the elevator to get to the economics dept i had to pass the women's studies floor...
i got a chill whenever one of those cranky looking ladies would get on. sexism against guys is a little outta control these days, poor bastards.

interesting point, but all advertising aside, i still don't like the "stupid guy" approach. I mean, if they did something like that with dumb women as much as they do with men, then it would be extremely sexist and illegal and people would go to jail. it doesn't seem fair, but i guess thats life. But i won't stop fighting the steriotype.

Guys are portrayed as morons, because it's funny. It makes me laugh.
Don't take life so seriously

I don't really care how guys are portrayed really because I represent, speak, act and live for myself. If every guy on Earth was portrayed as a moron it wouldn't bother me coz I'm not one.

If a girl chooses to pass up a guy because she has set the precedent that he's a moron, she's not worth it anyway.

That's the problem with feminism or the male version of it (if there is one). People are far too concerned with being led rather than leading theirselves. I'm sure women would have had better opportunities and respect in society if they had gone about earning it and fighting for it individually rather than banding together. Unity is cool and all that but if unity is all you have, you'll crumble alone.

-AC

in answer to the original question,....guys are portrayed as morons b/c they're typically very immature. That can be a lovable thing or a thing that earns the label moron

There's a difference.

Immaturity in a girl is never lovable, to me anyway. It's a big big turn off. The ability to "let go" and have fun is another matter.

-AC

Definitly, i agree. an immature guy at least sometimes comes off as funny or cute but an immature girl is juat dumb and annoying, i'm not trying to be sexist or anything but thats just how it works for me (except for the whole guys being cute part)

Guy is portrayed as moron. - Found typical
Girl is portrayed as moron. - Feminists on your ass!