Down with Drive-Bys
Since I finalized the majority of my wedding plans yesterday, including picking out my dresses and flowers, I decided today to let that continue to sink in while I threw a very simple concept out there for you men (in particular) to think about. Kind of like coffee talk, without me feeling vaclemped - bitchy, but not vaclemped.
So, let me ask this: WHY DO MEN WHISTLE, BEEP, GROWL, MAKE CLICKING NOISES WITH THEIR TONGUE AND YELL OUT THE WINDOW OF THEIR CAR WHEN A FEMALE IS WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK?
Really. What do they think is going to be accomplished? Has a woman EVER, since the beginning of time, ever turn around and say "Oh, that's hot. I want you right now big boy. Bring it." Unless the woman is getting paid to stand on the corner, no. Never.
A basic principle in human psychology is that of Operant Conditioning. In dumb-person terms, (pardon me while I put on my Freud glasses), it can be thought of as learning due to the natural consequences of our actions. MEANING (for those of you who STILL don't understand), we learn to act differently based on the results of our actions (positive v. negative). If something results in a negative outcome, you are likely to not repeat that action again. If something results in a positive outcome, you are likely to do that same activity again. (There. Thank you Rachel for that Psych 101 crash course.)
Believe it or not, I do have a point. If this theory of operant conditioning holds true, then why do men still participate in the drive-by hecklings? There are no positive results, more than likely, there are negative results - the finger, an eyeroll, etc. So are these men a special breed of man that repels basic, instinctive conditioning? In other words, how dumb can they be?
I move to end drive-by hecklings. They don't work. They are annoying, and we, the recipients of the drive-bys, do not find them flattering in the least.
So, ladies, the next time a barbarian, instinctive-conditioning-repellent drive-by artist yells or barks at you from their 45 mph moving vehicle, extend your middle finger with pride and throw in a few profanities. Perhaps if we all bond together, these sub-humans will understand that they can mark their territory just as well by peeing on a tree - at least then their behaviors would answer animal instinct.
So, let me ask this: WHY DO MEN WHISTLE, BEEP, GROWL, MAKE CLICKING NOISES WITH THEIR TONGUE AND YELL OUT THE WINDOW OF THEIR CAR WHEN A FEMALE IS WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK?
Really. What do they think is going to be accomplished? Has a woman EVER, since the beginning of time, ever turn around and say "Oh, that's hot. I want you right now big boy. Bring it." Unless the woman is getting paid to stand on the corner, no. Never.
A basic principle in human psychology is that of Operant Conditioning. In dumb-person terms, (pardon me while I put on my Freud glasses), it can be thought of as learning due to the natural consequences of our actions. MEANING (for those of you who STILL don't understand), we learn to act differently based on the results of our actions (positive v. negative). If something results in a negative outcome, you are likely to not repeat that action again. If something results in a positive outcome, you are likely to do that same activity again. (There. Thank you Rachel for that Psych 101 crash course.)
Believe it or not, I do have a point. If this theory of operant conditioning holds true, then why do men still participate in the drive-by hecklings? There are no positive results, more than likely, there are negative results - the finger, an eyeroll, etc. So are these men a special breed of man that repels basic, instinctive conditioning? In other words, how dumb can they be?
I move to end drive-by hecklings. They don't work. They are annoying, and we, the recipients of the drive-bys, do not find them flattering in the least.
So, ladies, the next time a barbarian, instinctive-conditioning-repellent drive-by artist yells or barks at you from their 45 mph moving vehicle, extend your middle finger with pride and throw in a few profanities. Perhaps if we all bond together, these sub-humans will understand that they can mark their territory just as well by peeing on a tree - at least then their behaviors would answer animal instinct.
posted by Rach2LA @ 7:15 AM
1 Comments:
At 4:12 PM,
LITBLOG CO-OP said…
I think the best response is to walk up the guy in question all sexy like, get in close and say in your lowest, sultriest voice: "It's too bad you have such a small schwang." And then strut off ...
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