Comments on: Wankley Award goes to … Fairfax’s dumb FHM survey http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/06/wankley-award-goes-to-fairfaxs-dumb-fhm-survey/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:33:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Johnno http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/06/wankley-award-goes-to-fairfaxs-dumb-fhm-survey/#comment-96 Johnno Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-96 So, if I read it right, then: <br /><br />Of 57,000 men polled by men's magazine FHM, 28 per cent hoped to marry a woman who wouldn't know a dud-f*ck from a bagel (probably because it's hard to distinguish a f*ck from one of those blokes and a bagel - both plain, rather uninteresting and not terribly nutritious), while 41 per cent wanted a bride who had limited sexual experience ("I'm NOT being competitive, honey, I just want to know that, as far as my mates go, you're still a "mystery" and my BS about you will hold up in pub conversation") and just 5 per cent wanted a bride who had her sh*t together in the cot and knew what she wanted (or is prepared to put up with) from her sexual partner. <br /><br />FHM readers are pretty lame, eh? That's my guess... So, if I read it right, then:

Of 57,000 men polled by men’s magazine FHM, 28 per cent hoped to marry a woman who wouldn’t know a dud-f*ck from a bagel (probably because it’s hard to distinguish a f*ck from one of those blokes and a bagel - both plain, rather uninteresting and not terribly nutritious), while 41 per cent wanted a bride who had limited sexual experience (“I’m NOT being competitive, honey, I just want to know that, as far as my mates go, you’re still a “mystery” and my BS about you will hold up in pub conversation”) and just 5 per cent wanted a bride who had her sh*t together in the cot and knew what she wanted (or is prepared to put up with) from her sexual partner.

FHM readers are pretty lame, eh? That’s my guess…

]]> By: Lucy http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/06/wankley-award-goes-to-fairfaxs-dumb-fhm-survey/#comment-97 Lucy Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-97 I too thought this was beyond absurd. I have methodological concerns: where's the "don't care" option, for starters? That would be the response of most men of my acquaintance. And I have concerns about the reportage: the shameless cross promotion, the FHM poll reported as fact, and that oddly garbled lede ("want the reality of their bride wearing a white dress down the aisle to reflect the symbolism it's supposed to represent." Seriously? Who let that through the editorial process?) But mostly I have philosophical concerns, ie, engaging in this kind of sexist crap in the first place, as if it's 1812 and virginal women are still a property right for men of the landed classes. My god. I too thought this was beyond absurd. I have methodological concerns: where’s the “don’t care” option, for starters? That would be the response of most men of my acquaintance. And I have concerns about the reportage: the shameless cross promotion, the FHM poll reported as fact, and that oddly garbled lede (“want the reality of their bride wearing a white dress down the aisle to reflect the symbolism it’s supposed to represent.” Seriously? Who let that through the editorial process?) But mostly I have philosophical concerns, ie, engaging in this kind of sexist crap in the first place, as if it’s 1812 and virginal women are still a property right for men of the landed classes. My god.

]]> By: ononotagain http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/06/wankley-award-goes-to-fairfaxs-dumb-fhm-survey/#comment-98 ononotagain Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-98 CRIKEY! Crikey. Is she wearing a strap on? CRIKEY! Crikey. Is she wearing a strap on?

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