Sent to me with a note that said "Why the British press is superior."
Presented without comment:
"I recently had sex with a woman who writes for the Guardian and
in the heat of the moment I said, ‘I love you — you filthy slut!’ I
meant it as a compliment! Honest! She stopped the proceedings and gave
me a long lecture about how the ‘verbal demeaning of women’ was totally
unacceptable. I had a similar experience with a woman of the right. (I
won’t repeat what I said because it’s too embarrassing.) But she just
laughed and said, ‘Oh, you do say the sweetest things to a girl!’
(WHERE HAVE I HEARD SUCH A COMPLIMENT BEFORE?!?! SOMETHING FAMILIAR ABOUT THIS...)
"What is the appeal of right-wing women to men like me? After all,
left-wing men are not supposed to sleep with such women. (We’re meant to
find their political convictions too repulsive for that sort of thing.)
But politics is rooted in tribalism and dark emotions, as much as
reason. To lefty men of my persuasion, right-wing women are the Other;
alluring because they are so exotic; exciting because they’re so
forbidden."
