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Major Nikon

(36,900 posts) Fri Jan 10, 2014, 05:39 PM Jan 2014

Why don't science geeks have groupies, yet football players do? [View all]

Anyone else ever wondered about this?

If the whole idea of objectification is we are supposed to appreciate people for their minds instead of their bodies, where does this happen for either gender?

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Why don't science geeks have groupies, yet football players do? [View all] Major Nikon Jan 2014 OP

Because science geeks generally don't make millions of dollars, so don't attract the kind of shallow nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #1

Seems reasonable Major Nikon Jan 2014 #3

Neither is better or worse than the other, I would think. Shallow is shallow. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #10

I agree, but the difference is one is pathologized while the other is not Major Nikon Jan 2014 #12

I suppose both, at their extreme, should be frowned upon. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #14

I'm speaking from a societal standpoint Major Nikon Jan 2014 #15

No argument from me. I go by how people actually treat each other rather than some abstract notion nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #34

Who said we don't have groupies? Scuba Jan 2014 #2

Just because I've never seen sasquatch, doesn't mean it isn't real Major Nikon Jan 2014 #8

Yeah, it's money..as soon as that comes rolling in the groupies show up. Upton Jan 2014 #4

They certainly need to use protection, if nothing else. Thus avoiding most pregnancies/STD's. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #11

That's always a good idea.. Upton Jan 2014 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Jan 2014 #25

No, I'm not claiming they're all false.. Upton Jan 2014 #28

I don't think anyone claims all such sexual assault accusations are false Major Nikon Jan 2014 #33

I dunno. Martin Luther King had groupies. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #5

It's not uncommon that anyone famous has groupies Major Nikon Jan 2014 #6

TELL me about it. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #7

I meant to say famous or infamous Major Nikon Jan 2014 #9

having groupies at du doesn't count Doctor_J Jan 2014 #36

There's a fine line between stalker and groupie. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #37

I still fail to understand why serial killers have groupies. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #16

Sociopaths seem to admire each other Major Nikon Jan 2014 #17

I am facinated by serial killers, but I don't pine for them. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #18

Facination is one thing, admiration is another Major Nikon Jan 2014 #19

"yoke of empathy is thrown off" Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #20

She despised any form of benevolence for fellow humans Major Nikon Jan 2014 #24

I fear that certain members of Congress happen to be among her biggest fans. n/t radicalliberal Jan 2014 #26

At least one supreme court justice as well Major Nikon Jan 2014 #31

From what I hear Carl Sagen had a nice following of cuties, Exultant Democracy Jan 2014 #21

There are some that appreciate a beautiful mind Major Nikon Jan 2014 #22

But if you are famous you will have groupies, no matter your vocation. Manson come to mind. Exultant Democracy Jan 2014 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Jan 2014 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Jan 2014 #35

Personally, I don't think groupies operate from an intellectual/rational basis. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #29

The example is metaphorical Major Nikon Jan 2014 #30

Fully agreed. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #32