--- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Masculinity Challenged, Men Prefer War and SUVs > > By LiveScience Staff > > > > posted: 02 August 2005 03:58 pm ET > > > > Men whose masculinity is challenged become more inclined to support > > war or buy an SUV, a new study finds. > > > > Their attitudes against gays change, too. > > > > Cornell University researcher Robb Willer used a survey to sample > > undergraduates. Participants were randomly assigned feedback that > > indicated their responses were either masculine of feminine. > > > > The women had no discernable reaction to either type of feedback in a > > follow-up survey. > > > > But the guys' reactions were "strongly affected," Willer said today. > > > > "I found that if you made men more insecure about their masculinity, > > they displayed more homophobic attitudes, tended to support the Iraq > > war more and would be more willing to purchase an SUV over another > > type of vehicle," said Willer said. "There were no increases [in > > desire] for other types of cars." > > > > Those who had their masculinity threatened also said they felt more > > ashamed, guilty, upset and hostile than those whose masculinity was > > confirmed, he said. > > > > > > http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050802_masculinity.html > > > > or > > > > http://tinyurl.com/a5gq9 > > So - if you support the Iraq War you might be gay, but you will like > your SUV. Sure, did the funding come from Soros? > > (For the sarcasm impaired - that's sarcasm)
I get that the bit about Soros is sarcasm, but is your notion of what the study found sarcasm too? Because it isn't what the article says at all. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
