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Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Dudes try "dating Darwinism"

An author argues that angry young men are becoming assholes to try to get women.
Tracy Clark-Flory

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  • Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:40 AM

    the point...

    .. here is exactly what I always say- as Tracy says, it's about biology and spreading the seed and just guys getting their rocks off and feeling entitled to just that.

    With no room for or thought about actual humanity.

    Violent anger is also a biological instinct, but we have it socialized out of us (generally). It's only male soul-less, solely physical sexual agression and conquest that we've sanctioned.

    My friend Drew said it best. I said to him: "Drew, why do guys suck?"

    He responded: "Because we can't suck ourselves".

    —likelife Read likelife's other letters

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