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klook

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135. Good article - and just for the record, most of us middle-aged men have exactly the same priorities.

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 01:06 PM

Jul 2014

I just went to the Esquire web site and scanned Junod's pathetic rumination on "older" women -- who were born when he was in junior high school, at least -- reminds me why that magazine is not on my radar and never has been. It always seemed geared to guys who modeled their concept of masculinity on 1960s advertising.

Here are a couple of other good responses to Junod's embarrassing article:
http://www.mommyish.com/2014/07/11/esquire-praises-42-year-old-women-tom-junod/
http://thehairpin.com/2014/07/42

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8 Things Middle-Aged Women Think About Far More Than Whether They're Still F*ckable [View all] Live and Learn Jul 2014 OP

Good article, but the cesspool is leaking into the comments section over there. MH1 Jul 2014 #1

Most comment sections seem to have Live and Learn Jul 2014 #3

I noticed that and had to quit liberalhistorian Jul 2014 #124

Sadly, in modern culture there's no shame in being sexist, alp227 Jul 2014 #147

"there's no shame in being sexist," brilliant. even on a progressive board. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #148

Well stated. (nt) Paladin Jul 2014 #2

thank you. just for the fuckin' title. lol. i love it. now, i will read. seabeyond Jul 2014 #4

It is a good article and her title but I had a feeling it would catch attention. lol Live and Learn Jul 2014 #6

i know. and i am enjoying. gotta get back to the reading. seabeyond Jul 2014 #8

excellent article. k&r uppityperson Jul 2014 #5

sing it sister. i am in love seabeyond Jul 2014 #7

"fuck that. i am all social justice." Kath1 Jul 2014 #86

Well my middle-aged wife happens to be very hot. Mainly cause she is CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #9

Oh and apologies for the joke but I have wanted to use it all day... seabeyond Jul 2014 #10

Thank you, we shall CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #11

i had a fun little privilege in my life, a couple decades. seabeyond Jul 2014 #13

Because I was unfamiliar with the Junod enlightenment Jul 2014 #12

Funny, my mid 40s were about the last time a gawping male Warpy Jul 2014 #27

Have to agree. enlightenment Jul 2014 #29

We could PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #54

Now there's an idea! enlightenment Jul 2014 #55

Or a secret middle aged feminist society bent on destroying sexism! Kath1 Jul 2014 #89

Thanks! n/t PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #105

where is the meet up. i want to do that one. but, the investigating sounds fun, too. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #112

It all sounds good! Kath1 Jul 2014 #121

ya. cause it is a lie we all know better, to put us once again, in our place and we have had enough seabeyond Jul 2014 #123

You got it, sister! Kath1 Jul 2014 #126

We ARE done. And while we're at it, can we get rid of that "here's how you gals with gray hair and calimary Jul 2014 #162

nothing wrong with wearing make up blueamy66 Jul 2014 #33

There was in my case Warpy Jul 2014 #42

Why? blueamy66 Jul 2014 #101

I totally agree arikara Jul 2014 #40

I actually have mixed feelings about that. pipi_k Jul 2014 #64

I've always been invisible. knitter4democracy Jul 2014 #57

Are you kidding? dawg Jul 2014 #108

Very true. knitter4democracy Jul 2014 #132

I don't want the cheerleader. dawg Jul 2014 #142

tell me from the other perspective. i am curious. seabeyond Jul 2014 #137

There are plenty of good "nerdy" women in the world. dawg Jul 2014 #141

You'd be an oddball up here in rural Michigan, too. knitter4democracy Jul 2014 #143

I'm pretty much an oddball everywhere. dawg Jul 2014 #144

Same here. I figured it's time to put looking for him on pause. knitter4democracy Jul 2014 #146

see, we got there. seabeyond Jul 2014 #145

Right on! Kath1 Jul 2014 #87

what is this invisiblity thing Skittles Jul 2014 #159

I just don't get it ... Cosmocat Jul 2014 #14

They're not having sex with anyone volstork Jul 2014 #47

that is how i see it. the women in their age range that would have sex, arent interested seabeyond Jul 2014 #50

DUZY AND THE TRUTH Demeter Jul 2014 #51

I think you hit the nail on the head. smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #119

unless they pay for it one way or another lululu Jul 2014 #95

Why is it that some men think they are omniscient? WCLinolVir Jul 2014 #15

Loud, agressive, bitchy---and my personal favorite: SHRILL. maddiemom Jul 2014 #16

Aw, you shouldn't call those guys in the comment section such mean names! BuelahWitch Jul 2014 #18

LOL many times over. maddiemom Jul 2014 #44

Read the article; skip the comments. It's spot on. nt Hekate Jul 2014 #17

Frankly, I'm glad I'm no longer interested in looking for love BuelahWitch Jul 2014 #19

That's just sad. dawg Jul 2014 #25

Eww. They really do that? arikara Jul 2014 #41

Yes. They really do that. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #58

Yes, without any introduction or request. BuelahWitch Jul 2014 #62

I guess you could have some fun with photoshop arikara Jul 2014 #63

Yup. Sad but true. Not sure why they would think cyber-flashing would make anyone Squinch Jul 2014 #71

More like a... 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #139

Exactly. Squinch Jul 2014 #140

Junod is an idiot. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #20

Ladies.... N.Y. to Paris Jul 2014 #21

Just for parity, here is a photo of the author Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #22

such a hoot. there is absolutely a consistency with the men that talk like that. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #23

Oh my, the crow's feet, sagging jowls and Live and Learn Jul 2014 #24

It looks like he was trying for alluring and instead looks confused. Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #28

He looks cross eyed and half crazy. You were kind to label that as "confused" Number23 Jul 2014 #56

I keep waiting for someone to jump in here and shout "misandry!!11" Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #74

Does he go to Rand Paul's hairstylist? KamaAina Jul 2014 #160

that is it. that is who it looks like, lol. thanks. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #161

no not even if he was younger LaurenG Jul 2014 #26

Looks like he's had hair plugs that he back combs Warpy Jul 2014 #30

I wouldn't touch him. blueamy66 Jul 2014 #32

Oooooooohhh, he's a real prize! kath Jul 2014 #34

Yup.. I bet Cindy Crawford is looking up his info right now SoCalDem Jul 2014 #39

It's as if Morrissey and David Byrne had a child underpants Jul 2014 #43

Ha! gollygee Jul 2014 #65

Haha. littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #67

Or a grandfather... smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #120

goddess in heaven!! you should have WARNED us!! where is the mind bleach??? niyad Jul 2014 #45

Hahaha!! Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #46

Smug bastard volstork Jul 2014 #48

those type of guys are usually terrible Skittles Jul 2014 #59

Agreed volstork Jul 2014 #76

I have noticed in comments regarding older female celebs Skittles Jul 2014 #78

Amen volstork Jul 2014 #84

Why is it that older men think that they are still hot Curmudgeoness Jul 2014 #49

I agree, when I was young treestar Jul 2014 #93

It's interesting how men in general vastly overrate their attractiveness. smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #122

I would not do him with a bag over his head and double condoms. eom littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #66

Look out, George Clooney! historylovr Jul 2014 #69

Size matters---and he has a very small mind. WinkyDink Jul 2014 #70

He looks like the Grinch. Squinch Jul 2014 #72

He thinks he's a sex machine volstork Jul 2014 #77

He looks just JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #83

Jesus Christ!! Kath1 Jul 2014 #85

Is that supposed to be his sexy come hither look? lunatica Jul 2014 #98

this is what gets me. we are these mens age. we know these men. we grew up with these men. seabeyond Jul 2014 #100

so well said . . . n/t zazen Jul 2014 #106

We also know that by overtly putting older women down lunatica Jul 2014 #107

oh. and you are so there. that was what i was initially think, that i did not bother to type out. seabeyond Jul 2014 #113

Ick catrose Jul 2014 #99

Possibly the ugliest man I have ever seen lululu Jul 2014 #111

LOL, so this is the putz klook Jul 2014 #131

Looks to me... abakan Jul 2014 #138

I just read the article. It was pretty inane but it didn't say what this writer says it said. cali Jul 2014 #31

I think the author got the gist of his meaning Live and Learn Jul 2014 #35

Hmm, I guess I don't understand your comment. I thought the article was straightforward riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #36

I meant I read the Esquire article. n/t cali Jul 2014 #37

Ah thanks. I just read the HP article... riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #38

42? Please! I mean that is young, young by today's standards flamingdem Jul 2014 #52

Well, at least we know for a fact that the line exists Demeter Jul 2014 #53

Shallow, stupid and clueless in every way. And the women he passes off as the 42-year old "ideal" Number23 Jul 2014 #60

LOL, love that response. Live and Learn Jul 2014 #61

On a different note ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2014 #102

Good for you. Can't blame you....n/t PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #109

"Bars of Detroit." not find a single interesting Black...city that is 97% Black seabeyond Jul 2014 #115

I've had this same issue with Vanity Fair for damn ever. Number23 Jul 2014 #157

Thanks for your post Live and Learn. littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #68

This 32 year old has seen some much older women that are sexy by being bright. BlueJazz Jul 2014 #73

We don't give a shit about Tom Junod. Kath1 Jul 2014 #75

APPLAUSE!!!! HangOnKids Jul 2014 #79

guys like him have no idea what they are missing Skittles Jul 2014 #82

LOL! Kath1 Jul 2014 #125

Ah, the smell of misandry in the morning hfojvt Jul 2014 #80

Not sure what your complaint is. Live and Learn Jul 2014 #81

the complaint mercuryblues Jul 2014 #91

Lol myrna minx Jul 2014 #88

insecurity Skittles Jul 2014 #156

LOL - I know! Out of the whole original esquire article and the rebuttle article myrna minx Jul 2014 #158

I will soon be 50 and date and bed men in their mid thirties. alphafemale Jul 2014 #90

But are you doing your Pilates? randome Jul 2014 #92

There are plenty of men that enjoy women that enjoy sex. alphafemale Jul 2014 #103

Awesome! Kath1 Jul 2014 #94

Junod doesn't know about the four Es Rapillion Jul 2014 #96

Ah yes... The aging males looking for anyone who wants to fuck them lunatica Jul 2014 #97

See, I only worry about 2 of the 8 things listed.... blueamy66 Jul 2014 #104

brain dead article lululu Jul 2014 #110

He pines for the good old days of the 50s when men were always on top. lunatica Jul 2014 #116

LOL!!!! Kath1 Jul 2014 #128

Oh, please, what an entitled arrogant jerk. pink-o Jul 2014 #114

pinko, i always enjoy your posts. seabeyond Jul 2014 #117

LOL, thanx, Sea! pink-o Jul 2014 #129

true that. i hear ya. son just read to me another hobby lobby project. four year bible study in seabeyond Jul 2014 #130

You got it! Kath1 Jul 2014 #136

A woman's sexiest feature is between her ears. GliderGuider Jul 2014 #118

So true. Kath1 Jul 2014 #133

The stupidest thing about this is he's 55, Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2014 #127

Don't worry about your F_ckability abakan Jul 2014 #134

Good article - and just for the record, most of us middle-aged men have exactly the same priorities. klook Jul 2014 #135

Am I the only one who is a little suprised that "how fuckable" one is, is even ON a mind? the_working_poor Jul 2014 #149

it is a womans fault addressing the misogyny cause that makes her a misandrist? lol. seabeyond Jul 2014 #150

sadly, this is the kind of response i've come to expect from you the_working_poor Jul 2014 #151

you see misandry, and a tad bit of misogyny. expect from me? man hating? seabeyond Jul 2014 #152

and this will be the last we speak the_working_poor Jul 2014 #154

It is well and good we are on the same side. 4 months in you call me a man hater. It doesn't sound seabeyond Jul 2014 #155

4 months on. i asked a question. and you choose to call me a man hater. i am the problem? seabeyond Jul 2014 #153