Making It Up As I Go Along #421

Land of Cougars and Shirtless Firefighters
It’s always been said that men are more concerned with looks while women see beyond that... they look for goodness, or loyalty, or a sense of humour... or some such unseen thing.

Well it’s either in my office or in the world as a whole... but whichever it is, I believe this belief is a thing of the past. In fact, not only would I argue men are equal to women now when it comes to superficiality vs. seeing beyond looks... I think we’re better.

Political correctness and the feminizing of society has made it wrong for a man to outwardly objectify a woman. No matter what a woman wears, or does to her hair... no man is ever allowed to object. Any man who does so will become a villain. In fact, the odd thing is that women get dressed up and put on the makeup more for their own benefit than for men’s. The few times a man would speak negatively about a hair style or the clothes a woman has on, the most common answer is “what would you know, you’re a man.”

Swimsuit calenders do still exist... but they are usually looked down upon. The devices of the lonely single man, living in a basement... he may or may not be a serial killer in the making.

And guys do still notice attractive women... still look at tight shorts, long legs, and cleavage. But any such notice is now expected to be done privately... quietly... and nonchalantly. Guys who make more of a deal of such things are mocked by women. Told to grow up. And called “silly boys”.

Looking at the people I know, I would think the five most superficial ones are all women. I’ve seen topless fire fighter calenders proudly displayed within the workplace. I’ve heard more than a few women proclaim how much they love a tall men. And the show put on by the girls in my office when a man walks by in full police uniform (or if a fire alarm goes off, bringing the above mentioned calender boys to the scene) is anything but subdued.

The latest example... the World Cup of Soccer.

Facebook has become the land of the overheated. Female status updates have many all capitalized words with many extra vowels... and many many exclamation marks. “OOOOOOH BABY!!!!”. “IIIIITALY!!!!” (Proclaiming admiration of the players more than support for the team). “HEEEEE’S GORGEOUS!!!!”

I can only imagine the reaction if Facebook fellas began hooting and hollering about female tennis players during Wimbledon. We’d be silly boys... or showing proof of how we don’t think with our heads.

It’s not so much that I take offense to any of this. I will admit to some level of offense when I’m standing right next to a few girls and they proclaim that if any guy stands under six feet tall, they don’t find him attractive. And I find it ridiculous that a woman would take pride in the amount of toe cleavage she’s showing (a term I didn’t even know existed until about a year ago). But I think the moral high ground, in the world of gender superficiality, has become very much up for grabs.

MONDAY...
— Work is long and somewhat dull. But get through it all the same.
— Watched a good documentary called Bio-Dad... all about searching for the sperm donor. During the making, the documentarian finds out he had a daughter he never knew about (through an affair 23 years prior). And he finds out his sister is really only his half sister (they had both thought they had the same donor as a father). Lots of stuff going on.

TUESDAY...
— Done with physio. About time. Tired of the people who go to that place. Today, while on the stationary bike, I heard the guy across from me yawning like he just woke up and it was 6:30 on a Sunday morning... then he let one rip. Too comfy fella.

WEDNESDAY...
— Pre work lunch with Megan is fun. Good catching up.
— Work is fairly uninspiring. This job would work much better if we had one week off each month.

THURSDAY...
— Run down, sore, headache. I stay home from work. Some TV... a short walk in the early afternoon to see if the outdoors refreshes... not much else.

FRIDAY...
— Long day. Up at 7:00 to go to Mazda with the car. There three hours waiting... good thing that the Bullpen Gospels is a good read.
— A few hours lazing before work... then working alone. Half the shift in certification and half in AFIS. Eat outside with Annick... Chinese food... and It’s nice out.
— Groceries after work. Load up this time... and gas for the car after that. So I’m not relaxing in the house until a few minutes before midnight.

SATURDAY...
— Lazy Saturday. Sleep in a bit... play video game baseball for a bit... watch some soccer and some real baseball on TV.