‘Etiquette’ Category
Why do men adjust their junk in public?
March 1st, 2010
Men always seem to have one hand on their stuff. Is it biological? Psychological? I asked a number of men why, and they don’t have a real answer. From one of my brothers:
“Men’s testicles are very uncomfortable sometimes, and need continual re-adjustment, especially when sitting down. Also, they tend to retract when it’s cold, and expand (read: drop lower) when it’s warm. In short, they need continual adjustment so we can stay comfortable.”
Okay… as a man I can agree with all of that. After all, we’re talking about an appendage that sticks out, bounces around during activities, and is generally up-front-and-center. But “continual” adjustment is not the same as CONSTANT adjustment. And there is NEVER an excuse for touching/adjusting your privates in public. Period. I mean, we’re not talking about a woman in a tight bikini pulling the edge of her suit bottom in order to free it from the clutches of the unknown. We’re describing a grip-and-rub approach of privates—in public. Read the rest of this entry »
The Art of Kissing
February 17th, 2010
Not all humans kiss. While 90% do, anthropologists say the remaining 10% are certain tribes in various areas around the world that aren’t interested in making out. Clearly they don’t know what they’re missing.
So, why do we kiss at all? Many animals and human societies rub noses with each other to show affection (Eskimos, Polynesians and Malaysians still do), and others do pucker their lips to show they care. Although theories on kissing abound (one theory says that social kissing originated with medieval knights as a way to find out if their wives had been drinking while they were away fighting) the most widely accepted scientific reason for kissing is that humans do it to find a suitable mate. When our faces are close together, our pheromones “communicate”—exchanging biological info about whether or not two people will make strong offspring. Read the rest of this entry »
The Guys’ Code
January 19th, 2010Read the rest of this entry »
Over the past year (since my book was first published), the list of negative nicknames I’ve been called—as well as the amount of hate mail in my inbox—has grown. The vast majority of these idioms and flamemails are written by men (I’ll address my opinion on their motivations in a different article), but they all share a common thread. Either I’ve: 1) Broken the Guy’s Code; 2) I’m a feminist/misandrist or a “Beta Male” (which they mean as a wimpy, watered down version of a man; or 3) I’m patronizing/sucking up to women in order to (and I quote) “tell them what they want to hear, so I can get laid after a book signing.”