Comments on: Ironically… http://blog.voyou.org/2007/12/30/ironically/ Lazy rascals, spending their substance, and more, in riotous living Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:46:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: voyou http://blog.voyou.org/2007/12/30/ironically/comment-page-1/#comment-15765 voyou Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:38:18 +0000 http://blog.voyou.org/2007/12/30/ironically/#comment-15765 The article is a particularly stark example of using journalistic cliches not just as a substitute for, but in direct opposition to, any kind of coherent argument. The writer uses standard journalistic cliche no. 94 to denote "intellectualism," (didn't Heidegger stop being a shorthand for "intellectual" sometime in the mid 60s?) despite the fact that the cliche is dismissive of intelligence, whereas the article is supposed to be a defense of intellectualism. Gah, the more I think about it, the more angry I get. Everything that's wrong with the world compressed into one newspaper column. The article is a particularly stark example of using journalistic cliches not just as a substitute for, but in direct opposition to, any kind of coherent argument. The writer uses standard journalistic cliche no. 94 to denote “intellectualism,” (didn’t Heidegger stop being a shorthand for “intellectual” sometime in the mid 60s?) despite the fact that the cliche is dismissive of intelligence, whereas the article is supposed to be a defense of intellectualism.

Gah, the more I think about it, the more angry I get. Everything that’s wrong with the world compressed into one newspaper column.

]]> By: Rachel http://blog.voyou.org/2007/12/30/ironically/comment-page-1/#comment-15671 Rachel Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:50:23 +0000 http://blog.voyou.org/2007/12/30/ironically/#comment-15671 Why do you think it was so stupid? I thought it was pretty silly, for the reasons that some of the commenters pointed out. Boasting about your job probably makes you look like a bit of an idiot, and most of the men were looking to pick someone up, not "for love". But do you have a different reason? However, I think it is possible that men (outside Cambridge, of course) do prefer women who are pretty and sweet, rather than intelligent. I've certainly noticed that a lot of women do hide their intelligence. Why do you think it was so stupid? I thought it was pretty silly, for the reasons that some of the commenters pointed out. Boasting about your job probably makes you look like a bit of an idiot, and most of the men were looking to pick someone up, not “for love”. But do you have a different reason?

However, I think it is possible that men (outside Cambridge, of course) do prefer women who are pretty and sweet, rather than intelligent. I’ve certainly noticed that a lot of women do hide their intelligence.

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