That *boom* you just heard?

[jmc_bks]

Was my head exploding as I read the article on Forbes.com that tells men not to marry career women. Who are defined as women with college educations working outside the home making $30,000 or more. Because we are bitchy, sloppy, lazy, cheating whiners who are more interested in money than in being June Cleaver.

I'm hoping that it was intended to be tongue in cheek -- it's statistics were vague, and the citations incomplete (journals, but not articles or volumes) -- and I just missed the humor. But man, the vitriol on the discussion boards at Forbes!

It was apparently taken down, then reposted with a rebuttal by another writer.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I read parts of it to Ned last night after we watched Project Runway. I asked him which of the list of 7 things he wanted me to do since I was a career woman. He voted for the messy house. :) But then proceeded to ask what study it was and how much the writer's ex wife took him for.

Jane

[(Anonymous)]

I bet it was to bring in new readers. Heh. It worked.

kate r

I dunno

[jmc-bks.livejournal.com]

I guess if it's the whole "there is no bad press" applies, then yes, it is good. It increased their webtraffic, I'm sure, and got lots of linkage, but will it really net more readers? Won't the gain be offset by the people who were disgusted and cancelled their subscriptions?

[(Anonymous)]

I only read parts of it because I try not to read crap that idiot report as fact. Dumbass. I think my husband would die and go to Heaven if I got 1)a job, 2)one that paid more than his because he would sooooo retire.

Also, wanted to comment to let you know that I love this blog template. Really nice, clean and fresh!

CindyS

[jmc-bks.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's the response of most of the husbands in my circle of friends.

Thanks about the template! I can't take credit though -- it is a new LJ template, I didn't create it. I just picked it.