Onion News & QRS Woman philosophy

Elizabeth Isabelle · Post by **Elizabeth Isabelle** » Mon May 14, 2007 2:29 am

Even The Onion recognizes the silliness of some of the core QRS beliefs - here:

"I'm glad my parents pray, because that means they're not going to split up like the Reeds, and Dad will be around to teach me how to be a man," Toby said. "Just yesterday, he was telling me about how women are all crazy liars and how you have to be sure not to fall for what they say."

Anyone who hesitates to recognize the satire of this paragraph (or does not recognize it at all) needs to consider why it is satire, and why this Woman philosophy is not being considered as satirical.
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Dan Rowden · Post by **Dan Rowden** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:54 am

Women hardly, if ever, lie.

Kelly Jones · Post by **Kelly Jones** » Mon May 14, 2007 1:42 pm

Dan Rowden wrote:Women hardly, if ever, lie.

Yes, I was incorrect to say that women are ept deceivers, and to say they are unwilling to recognise their motives.

Only men can do that, since only men can be willing to recognise their motives. Only men can be willing to be truthful. So only men can lie.

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Elizabeth Isabelle · Post by **Elizabeth Isabelle** » Tue May 15, 2007 9:41 am

Stoinkler wrote:What does QRS stand for?

Quinn, Rowden, and Solway - the admins of this board.
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Faust · Post by **Faust** » Tue May 15, 2007 12:35 pm

Kelly Jones wrote:
Dan Rowden wrote:Women hardly, if ever, lie.
Yes, I was incorrect to say that women are ept deceivers, and to say they are unwilling to recognise their motives.

Only men can do that, since only men can be willing to recognise their motives. Only men can be willing to be truthful. So only men can lie.

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Ah, so I see it's the can part that you are stressing.

What do you think about this Elizabeth?

Elizabeth Isabelle · Post by **Elizabeth Isabelle** » Tue May 15, 2007 1:51 pm

To the original quote, "all crazy liars" is what I had issue with. In the last few years I'd started believing that men are more likely to be liars than females, but I don't see the usefulness of holding that prejudice against men. It is only appropriate to judge each person based on their own merit, and it is most beneficial to recognize that a person of either gender could be lying or telling the truth.
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