Sex(ist) Columns Turn a Woman’s Intelligence into Blathering Pieces on the Bedroom
DailyMail has published two separate articles in the past two days on one topic–Intelligent women are better in the bedroom. Both articles were written by different people, mentioning the same study conducted by Professor Tim Spector at King’s College in London, which leads me to think that they couldn’t merge the two stories that basically say the exact, same thing. Both articles use Spector’s so-called study to turn a woman’s intelligence into a “selling point” for better sex lives and to my disappointment, both articles were written by women.
The first article I read concerning this study smacked me in the face with sexism, starting with the title. ‘Bad luck bimbos: Intelligent women have better sex, study reveals’ In the second article, the caption under the article images reads ‘Bad news bimbos! Intelligent women have twice as many orgasms, a study shows’ I take my previous comment back, apparently both writers knew they were both covering this study and perhaps they did merge their stories, since the same, woman shaming, sexist wordage appears in both.
Bimbos!? Seriously!? For an article whose purpose it was to, I’m assuming, highlight a study that excited the women who wrote about it and perhaps even made them feel sexually liberated themselves, knowing that they are indeed intelligent women and all, why is it acceptable to treat ‘intelligent women’ as some sort of club; as if intelligence in women is something you just don’t see every day? This mentality undoubtedly exists, as I have been acquainted with men who, after reading my website, just could not believe how intelligent I was because I am a well-read woman who writes about politics and social issues. While I have experienced this ignorance myself–several times–and have also seen it dripping from newspapers and magazines targeted towards women, but written by men, it deeply concerns me when I see a woman who has let society dictate to her that some women are just not as good; which I took from just the title of this article. The word ‘bimbo’ is an extremely sexist and derogatory term to call any woman.
As I was expecting, adorning both of these articles were also pictures of “intelligent, sexy” women (pictured to the left) since when talking about intelligence and sex appeal, the two cannot be combined without an image of the oh so cliche ‘sexy librarian,’ including black framed glasses. Must be more of that ‘sexy nerd’ fanaticism society is so fond of.
The way the articles are presented and Professor Tim Spector’s study itself differ greatly, if you can look past the sexist, woman shaming title and cliche images. While the word ‘intelligent’ and ‘intelligence’ comes up repeatedly, the intelligence Spector references in his study refers to ‘emotional intelligence.’ Women who are able to express their feelings apparently have a better time in the bedroom than those who are unable to express emotion. Am I the only one a little sick of the ‘emotional woman’ aspect? I mean, sure, women are emotional, as are men. The only reason that this particular study has made it into the media is because the ‘emotional woman’ is still a sexist society staple and we use that staple time and again for publicity in magazines and newspapers that are targeted at women and used to shame women even more. If a woman isn’t afraid to speak up for herself when no one else wants to, whether it be to her acquaintances or in the workplace, she is deemed as being overly emotional or hysterical and a hindrance to those around her.
But now all of those stereotypes can be put to rest since our emotional states can now be used to spice up our sex lives, right? There really is nothing like taking woman shaming to the next level and attaching it directly to being looked at as merely nothing more than a sexual object. Way to go, Professor Spector!
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Yeah, me you'd see a man dressed in only boxers or tighty whities in the Daily Mail…or any paper for that matter. *sheesh*
Well of course we are all overly emotional and men are the logical detached ones that why they get to play with the big toys…They have done such a great job with their rational thinking that the economy is in the shitter, the earth is being strangled with pollution, few have decent health care and many suffer from poverty. Yeah way to go for intellectual detachment.
Me and my girlfriend have had sex before and i mean it's a lot of fun of course but i was wondering what other sexual things are there to do that might be fun.
I thought the study was about intelligent women having better sex. If that's the case, then ALL women must be good in bed.
And I think it is inappropriate to use “bimbos” in the title. Bimbos are women who lack knowledge, but it doesn't mean that they lack “emotional intelligence.”
I thought the study was about intelligent women having better sex. If that's the case, then ALL women must be good in bed.
And I think it is inappropriate to use “bimbos” in the title. Bimbos are women who lack knowledge, but it doesn't mean that they lack “emotional intelligence.”
Man I really like the sex columns and the menstrual poetry.
Well that is a very nice Lingerie! Now coming to the point! :p
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