Gee, Esquire wants women to tell them what men need to know about us.

[Ellen Forradalom]

I picked up this little gem from feministing.com, and hopped over to Esquire to find out more:

Esquire is asking the women of America to take part in something huge. How huge? It just might be the largest survey of American women in the history of survey. Our goal is to interview 10,000 women -- you read that correctly: 10,000 -- and we only have one question:

What is something that men don't know about women?

Oh my. Where do I begin? Here's my pithy little response to them:

Readers should start here and master this concept before they move on to more specific topics.

Women are human beings exactly like men. We have lively intellects and rich inner lives and are unique individuals. The gates to this abundant world are closed to those who think we are a subhuman species meant to be manipulated, cajoled, wheedled or bullied into giving themn what they want.

If you want to join the party:

So think hard about the unexplored pockets of male ignorance, and help us out. Help all men out. In the end, you're really helping yourselves. Send your list of things to [e-mail] and be sure to include your:

• Name
• Date of birth
• Your hometown
• Email address (for verification)
• A photo, if you have one

Oh yeah. Don't forget the photo. The advice of babes is worth a whole lot more, you know. :eyes:

[noamnety]

1. OMG

That sounds like fun!

I'm thinking of starting with: "If I need to walk to the store, that is not an invitation to you to start yelling at me through your car window."

[Ellen Forradalom]

2. Hahaha! Go with it!

Tell your friends! We are gonna have some feminist fun with this!

[BlueIris]

3. Niiiiice. I'll get right on it!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. Here's mine:

I'm directing this specifically at you middle-aged men.

I know that a lot of you are out there looking for a woman to share your life with. I know that many of you are unsuccessful enough to keep the mail order bride companies in business.

Well, from our point of view, all you self-styled "nice guys" have nothing to offer. You're boring, and the more other men think of you as "a great guy," the more boring you're likely to be.

What do I mean by boring? Please note that I do not mean "kind" or "quiet" or "gentle." No mentally healthy woman wants an abusive, boorish brute. I mean bland, unthinking, limited, humorless, non-verbal, and afraid to do anything that "the guys" might tease you about. You're boring if all you can talk about is work and sports and what was on TV last nigh, and if there isn't anything in your head that the mass media didn't put there.

If you want to find the good women, get out of your comfort zone. Few of us are to be found at the sports bar or in the fishing camp. We attend and/or perform in classical music concerts, dance concerts, and live theater; take evening classes, volunteer for community service or political campaigns, hang out in bookstores, belong to churches and temples, travel, read real books (not just sports, business, or computer magazines), do yoga or modern dance or water aerobics, and go on nature hikes.

That's where we are, in case you're wondering.