Are men afraid of intelligent women?

[furious]

A discussion came up on SDN, my other frequented board. It's a long read, but whaddya think?
I already made my arguments, I think they stand pretty well.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=28;t=002609

 

[the nature boy]

They shouldn't be.

 

[vinylgroover]

A more appropriate question is 'are women afraid of being intelligent'?

 

[jennifer BFL chick]

A more appropriate question is 'are women afraid of being intelligent'?

Yes, we love to appear dumb......

 

[BackDoc]

Quote from the link above:

"Ms. Hewlett, the author of Creating a Life: Professional Women and the Quest for Children, says, "the rule of thumb seems to be that the more successful the woman, the less likely it is she will find a husband or bear a child. "


Interesting choice of words given the topic of debate.
'Rule of Thumb' is allegedly a phrase that originated from the medieval custom of husbands disciplining their wives with large switches. Seems they got too enthusiastic with the ritual and permanent injuries occasionally resulted. The rule was at some point established that a man could not discipline his wife with a switch thicker than the individuals thumb.

 

[vinylgroover]

Jen,

I detect sarcasm in your voice.

The amount of women i have met who for all intents and purposes appear intelligent, but who for some reason try and come across as ditzy bimbo's is beyond comprehension.

 

[jennifer BFL chick]

Jen,

I detect sarcasm in your voice.

The amount of women i have met who for all intents and purposes appear intelligent, but who for some reason try and come across as ditzy bimbo's is beyond comprehension.

Alot of men just assume that a women is a bimbo if she takes care of her looks, and loves to laugh or act goofy, such as myself.....

intelligence, is not clearly defined, everyone has a different definition

 

[smallmovesal]

i wrote a thread about this a little while ago.... i'll bump it.

 

[smallmovesal]

http://209.11.101.244/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=95997&highlight=smart+women

 

[dasgh]

I think smart women are sexy as hell (as long as they're not nerdy or try and appear superior). Ive dated women smarter than me and it always worked out well. Especially when I needed homework help