Here's a collection of, um, interesting Craigslist subject lines and posts.
• LOOKING FOR THE FEMALE VERSION OF IRA GLASS=BUT GORGEOUS - 46
• STEER CLEAR OF NORMALS
A volatile mix of libido, despair, sarcasm, angst, hunger, naivety and farce, sharp as a razor, in the shape of attractive tall white male specimen seeks slippery sleek catalyst for frequent controlled combustions.
• APOCALYPSE LATER, BANANAS NOW
Looking for a temporary escapee from Munch's Scream to noodle with around the city and feed SSRIs to pigeons.
• LET MY POISSON DISTURB YOUR GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION
Tall fit overeducated professional cynic is looking for mildly deranged & quite clever sexy girl for fooling around (tm). Uncontrollable libido and ability to simultaneously discuss modern theatre are definite plusses. Aliens welcome.
If this last subject line doesn't make any sense to you, go back to French class and remember that "poisson" means "fish." Then, look up "gaussian distribution." Dirty—too dirty for me, I think. However, I'm not sure I'd mind if I stumbled upon a young Ira Glass…
New Thoughts
3 years ago
3 comments:
There appears to be something of a growing fetish for what I see as the "crazy girl" or "pixy girl" archetype. It's a girl who is sweet, adorable, wild, bizarre, but ultimately harmless. People who are into this type think of themselves as "looking outside the box" because they aren't chasing a Barbie doll, but ultimately the image is still one of a submissive female who will in no way challenge male authority. She is insane only in "cute" ways that are no threat.
I think you're exactly right. There are so many ads on Craigslist that either overtly ask for submissives or do so with a little more subtlety.
People often talk about a "backlash" against feminism and how men who feel threatened by the rising status of women take it out in weird ways. I'm not sure I completely believe this. Men who become serial killers who target prostitutes aren't doing so because women have the right to vote. Chances are that regardless of the status of women's rights, these men would be indulging in violence towards those less able to protect themselves.
So, if a man says that he needs to be with a submissive woman to feel like a man, what's really going on is that he will never feel manly enough no matter what.
At least, that's my take on it.
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