Thursday, November 29, 2012

War on Marriage?

Yesterday, The Colbert Report addressed the recent statements of Fox News' Suzanne Venker, who claimed that modern women (AKA working, professional women) are scaring quality men away from marriage.  According to Colbert, Venker argues that women today are too "angry and defensive," and because they are no longer willing to "surrender to their nature," men are having a harder time manning up.  The reason single women aren't finding husbands like they used to, she says?  "Men want to love women, not compete with them."

Like Colbert, I disagree with Venker's point of view.  She's undermining women's progress in the working world by telling professional women that they are not as desirable because they are successful.  First of all, I know plenty of men who are attracted to intelligence and competence in a women just as much as any other quality.  Second of all, not all women live their lives with one goal in mind -- to find a husband -- but Venker seems to think that they do.  I'm pro-marriage and all, but I just don't see how being a successful woman would deter men from wanting to marry you.


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