Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Drop Dead Sexy

Ladies, any of you ever wonder why the men we want seem to not exist? Blame the book writers. Even in regular stories or non-love stories, the majority of the men that the women go crazy for are described as "big" or "tall" or "charismatic".


So with everything going on in our lives, there's "no room for these men in our imagination". In Gabriel Marquez's short story "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World", the women go crazy over the dead man that washed up on the shore. What gets me is... He's dead. The dude is dead. Yet the ladies are still mezmorized by the "tallest, strongest, most virile, and best built man they had ever seen". I can understand drooling over a guy, I mean we all do that. But naming a DEAD man and giving him all the royalty of your village? Talk about love at first sight


Just shows how crazy women can get over a good looking guy. Even better, a guy that doesn't exist anymore, or never did. I guess it's not our fault.
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  1. Michael M.August 28, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    FIRST!!!!!!!!!!! ERMAGHERD ERM FERST!!!!!!

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  2. Mrs. HarmonSeptember 12, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    Cute idea and title! I like your idea of blaming writers for women never finding such perfect men.

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  3. UnknownSeptember 19, 2012 at 8:33 AM

    I totally agree with what you are saying! We always want the guys we can't have... It's not fair.....

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  4. Marie FSeptember 19, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    Luv da title. And your passage is SO true. I can relate 27331289%.

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  5. UnknownSeptember 19, 2012 at 10:48 AM

    I totally relate and agree to your passage also! You always want what your can't have, but life isn't alwawys fair.

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  6. Abbi M.September 19, 2012 at 11:38 AM

    I love this! you couldnt have said it any better.. 100% relateable.

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  7. UnknownSeptember 19, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    I see your point, but I do not think this would happen in real life. What I got from the story is to stop judging people by how good they look

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  8. Lee FlowersSeptember 19, 2012 at 12:10 PM

    Hey Lindsey, I agree with your take on the text Handsomest Drowned Man in the World. On how women go crazy over good looking men, just like the women went crazy over the dead man. Like people today are so blinded by good looking people that we make fools out ourselves to impress them. I believe we should get to know an person for their inside qualities as well such as how they carry theirselves, attitude, respectful and just being good hearted.

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  9. UnknownSeptember 19, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    I totally agree Lindsey! This is so relatable!

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