Friday, 10 June 2005

Something wrong with these examples

Now, ordinarily I’d be highly supportive of evidence supporting my fundamental beliefs, but this New York Daily News piece from yesterday (þ: memeorandum), subtitled “Ready for a real relationship? Ditch the pretty boys and grab yourself a geek,” is stretching credibility just a tad, largely because of the poster children it chooses for this phenomenon:

  • Jordan Bratman, a music executive
  • David Arquette
  • Tiger Woods
  • Adam Brody (from The O.C., a show I’m proud to say I’ve never seen)

So, we have two actors (granted, one of them is a low-rent Tom Green, but still…), a media mogul, and one of the richest athletes in the world. Can anyone find another possible causal factor that might explain why attractive women might be interested in these guys?

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[Permalink] 1. Sarah Hempel wrote @ Fri, 10 Jun 2005, 3:20 pm CDT:

Tiger Woods is hot and rich- there is nothing geeky about him. They should have chosen real-world geeks. I like geeks myself. My fiance is a tad geeky and a tad awkward and has always been the “nice guy.” He says that with a little patience the nice guy wins in the end. After all, he did nab a hot chick ;oP

 
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