Oh, THAT'S nice -

[kyburg]

Here's another one for the marker:

Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problems.

My kind of Dear Abby, you ask me.

Comments

[gallo-de-pelea.livejournal.com]

I've seen "evolutionary psychology" used so often to excuse/justify rape that the very phrase makes my skin crawl a bit.

[kuangning]

This.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

If you know, you don't have to go. If you've been told, you REALLY know better.

Getting an education is no justification to ignore it and do the wrong thing to the wrong person.

There ought to be a penalty added to dopes who use this to 'justify' anything.

[dsmoen.livejournal.com]

Yes, but in the most recent entry, she's telling the guy he's acting like a low-status male (and, fwiw, as a part of rape culture) and pointing out that he's still young enough to re-invent himself.

[sekl.livejournal.com]

The article is awesome. I'd love to send it to the next person who whines "but I'm a nice guy."

The column in general has many other winners as well.

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

I like how blunt she is, just laying it out plainly for the guy.
"You're low status and you're acting lower, cut it out. Figure out what the high status guys do."

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

A tactical way to say 'You're a douche. Quiddit.'