New Book: All Women Are Whores
Think that headline is misogynistic? So did we. But Sic insisted we use it because (presumably like the photo) “it’s eye-catching.”
Also, according to the authors of a new book, it’s not misogynistic at all – it’s scientific. Or psychological, actually.
It’s from Why Women Have Sex, which offers an empirical examination of, um, why women have sex.
Of particular interest is the “sexual economics” part of the book, an entire chapter of which is devoted to the barter-and-bargain dimension of even marital and routine sexual encounters.
Says co-author David Buss, an evolutionary psychologist:
“The degree to which economics plays out in sexual motivations surprised me. Not just prostitution. Sex economics plays out even in regular relationships. Women have sex so that the guy would mow the lawn or take out the garbage. You exchange sex for dinner.”
And there you have it. Nothing – not decades of virulent feminism, not the sexual revolution, not Desperate Housewives or the even the Real Housewives of Atlanta, not even Hillary Clinton – can change the course of sexual providence.
Feminists be damned, women continue to use their bodies as bargaining chips.
In fact – and this where I come along, injecting some actual novelty, and, with it, some controversy – women are, by their own machinations, pawns now more than ever before.
Think about it: Single motherhood, the “second shift,” the dual-income trap, the threat and throb of unemployment . . . modern womanhood is one giant feedback loop. It’s a twist on the old concept of give and take: Women give, and so they’re taken.
Sex – not cash, or credit – is the real currency of compensation. And – bonus! – it’s compensation that’s not even taxable.
Yet.
UPDATE: For those of you who keeping score at home, there are – according to Why Women Have Sex – exactly 236 other reasons why women have sex.
Comments
By Jonny D on October 7th, 2009 at 9:08 am
There may be many reasons, but attraction is the #1 reason. Of course, prostitution will always be the world’s oldest profession, it’s obvious that when a woman offers up her pussy, it doesn’t take long to attract a crowd of horny guys. This is in strong contrast to the inverse. After all, when was the last time you heard of a guy walking down the street offering dick. Not too much of a market for that!
By Ceephus on October 7th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Is she one of the new FITS girls? I like where your head’s at Sic.
By countryboy on October 7th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Lawd have mercy. All I can say is this photo explains why men have sex.
By Red Bank Bar on October 7th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Just more inanity from mande. How’s that Bar Exam coming?
Published that law review article on the 13th Amendment yet?
By TotalWench on October 7th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Did you dream up that Dirty Dancing-Roman Polanski to make up for how insulting this article is?
By Dave on October 7th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Mande, she’s hot but not tempting enough for me. No woman is. One of the fun things about life is that you can train yourself to control your primitive emotions and therefore gain greater power for yourself. To give women power over you because you cannot control your sex drive is allows them to manipulate you to their advantage by using their bodies. This would work better if bodies did not change and grow old but they do. The mind is a far better possession for a women to use to their advantage. It gets wiser and better over time, and with its proper use can attract and keep men longer than if they just relied on their bodies for power. Now that is sexy!
By Mande Wilkes on October 7th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Red Bank -
The bar exam: Even if I could pass it (and that’s a big if), my columns here would mean that I’d surely have some ’splaining to do to the Character & Fitness folks.
So, looks like I’m here to stay.
-Mande
By Earl Capps on October 8th, 2009 at 1:45 am
If she’s a whore, then she’s a pretty hot one! I’ll agree with Ceepuhs!
By SnakeMD on October 10th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
To Dave: “One of the fun things about life is that you can train yourself to control your primitive emotions and therefore gain greater power for yourself…”
Wow! Should I call you Father Dave? Where are you tweeting from? Monks Corner or Belmont Abbey? I listen to country music and I like that old hit: ” I Like my Women on the Trashy Side” You can fantasize about the librarian down at the Richland County Branch, but I’ll just tuck my greenbacks over at Platinum +! Like I always tell my girlfriend–how can I get you off my mind when you are always sitting on my face? :-0