Science confirms: Feminists make better girlfriends
posted at 2:31 pm on October 15, 2007 by Allahpundit
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And to think of all the times I’ve been mocked for my fascination with various lefty pundettes. You laughed, but I knew. I knew.
Have the Japanese heard about about this, I wonder? It’s … kind of important.
Contrary to popular opinion, feminism and romance are not incompatible and feminism may actually improve the quality of heterosexual relationships, according to Laurie Rudman and Julie Phelan, from Rutgers University in the US. Their study* also shows that unflattering feminist stereotypes, that tend to stigmatize feminists as unattractive and sexually unappealing, are unsupported…
They found that having a feminist partner was linked to healthier heterosexual relationships for women. Men with feminist partners also reported both more stable relationships and greater sexual satisfaction. According to these results, feminism does not predict poor romantic relationships, in fact quite the opposite.
The authors also tested the validity of feminist stereotypical beliefs amongst their two samples, based on the hypothesis that if feminist stereotypes are accurate, then feminist women should be more likely to report themselves as being single, lesbian, or sexually unattractive, compared with non-feminist women.
Rudman and Phelan found no support for this hypothesis amongst their study participants. In fact, feminist women were more likely to be in a heterosexual romantic relationship than non-feminist women.
Exit question: Dare I include this in the long list of studies that come to conclusions politically convenient for the left or is that going to earn me a thousand angry comments about how feminism isn’t uniquely a liberal virtue?
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In other news, the majority of feminists consider themselves, good enough, smart enough, and gosh darn it people like them!
This just in: heterosexuals outnumber teh ghey by a huge margin, potentially skewing some statistics. Ric Romero will have the full report at 11.
ScottMcC on October 15, 2007 at 5:00 PM
RushBaby, you’re exactly right.
This “study” is horseshi’ite.
How about this thesis, for the dudes here who are hell-bent on vilifying “feminists” (the comic-book definition, that is):
Men who identify as feminists are better in bed than anti-feminists, because they’re happy to please a woman in bed.
Like that one?
I’ll bet you dudes think that’s a BS argument. And it is–precisely as much as these statements that conservatives are more prudent and feminists are more sexually liberated. I mean, WTF do political views have to do with it? You don’t have to be a liberal to be unthreatened by strong, independent women, or to be a strong, independent woman! (Personally, I have absolutely no f’ing use for dudes who are so easily emasculated and so dreadfully lacking confidence.)
Also, there are a lot of different forms of feminism, as several have said here. None have a thing to do with being a “better girlfriend,” and no real feminist would give a rat’s a$$ if their feminism makes them look like “a better girlfriend.” I’m sure you’ll find the so-called “sex-positive feminists” in the blogosphere trumpeting this brainless study–they simply use the word “feminism” in their desire to politicize their own and others’ sexual behaviour. “Oh, look at us, guys, we’re sexier than those uptight conservatives! Look how hot we are!” (Feminism?)
Here’s a tip: there are far more than two kinds of women, liberal feminist (whatever that means) vs. conservative non-feminist (whatever that means). I suggest that those who aren’t aware of this should get out more often.
bamapachyderm on October 15, 2007 at 5:19 PM
Yeah, you can program those robot babes, like a microwave oven: Bake, defrost, whatever.
Ali-Bubba on October 15, 2007 at 5:35 PM
Bamapachyderm seems to be doing the Frost family thing: If you don’t like feminism, that is a personal attack on her, personally, as a feminist.
You’re “smearing” her!
Ali-Bubba on October 15, 2007 at 5:38 PM
Ok, I quit reading here… although a poll of the Men in my immediate family shows we’re all attractive, athletic, wealthy, happy, and extraordinarily intelligent.
Heck, my mom even thinks we are (or at least, thats what she told me) so it’s unanimous. 100% polled think my family is made up of wonderful people.
Any ladies finding a new interest in me? I am amazingly still available.
gekkobear on October 15, 2007 at 5:38 PM
Ali Bubba, WTF are you talking about?
That’s all you’ve got?
bamapachyderm on October 15, 2007 at 5:39 PM
Wait, Ali–you forgot one thing. I must be a hairy man-hater, too, right? Probably a closet liberal as well!
bamapachyderm on October 15, 2007 at 5:42 PM
You dare.
RightWinged on October 15, 2007 at 5:49 PM
Bamapachyderm seems to be doing the Frost family thing: If you don’t like feminism, that is a personal attack on her, personally, as a feminist.
Ali-Babba, methinks you’re getting a bit defensive. My husband is a career Marine.
In a perfect world, he’d prefer that I stay home, clean his house and bake cookies all day. But the thing of it is, the man is totally secure in his manhood. And he loves me. We’ve been together since I was 17 years old. And I’ve watched him go out of his way to understand what I need to be happy….
…as I’ve gone out of my way, during our 28+ years of marriage to understand what he needs to be happy, though it doesn’t always make sense to me, either. That is what you do when you love someone more than life itself. The other person is more important than your own ego. It ain’t about being a man, or a woman. It’s about your marriage.
And that is pretty damned cool. I’ll take it any time. That is why I will never cheat on my husband, no matter how many times he is deployed. He is twice the man of anyone I have ever met, and I have met other men I have liked. I am married, not dead. But never anyone who compared to him. Not a one.
So we both compromise, even when that means we don’t get exactly what we want in life. The payoff is that you get to watch the person you love more than anything else get what *they* want. It’s not so bad a tradeoff.
Cassandra on October 15, 2007 at 5:52 PM
LOL. As I predicted. “Look how hott we are!”
bamapachyderm on October 15, 2007 at 5:56 PM
Shorter Jessica at Feministing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Bmi_JViQc
Uberfeminist!!!
bamapachyderm on October 15, 2007 at 6:09 PM
Personally, I think they should’ve titled the article…Feminism and the Madonna/Whore Complex
The Ugly American on October 15, 2007 at 6:10 PM
::waves at TUA::
Good point. Actually, that’s it in a nutshell.
bamapachyderm on October 15, 2007 at 6:18 PM
Well…I’m single, lesbian and extremely sexually unattractive and yet I’ve still come to rely on my men to pick up the check, kill spiders and constantly refer to me as hon’ or darlin’
I’m so corn-fused.
The Ugly American on October 15, 2007 at 6:36 PM
Why thank-ee, kind lady….. ; )
The Ugly American on October 15, 2007 at 6:39 PM
Better lesbian girlfriends, you mean.
No fighting over the bras.
profitsbeard on October 15, 2007 at 6:42 PM
Marry a live conservative and program the robot in the basement as a feminist. Best of both worlds right?
Bradky on October 15, 2007 at 6:44 PM
many ISSUES on this thread…..
…..and the jokes are better than the last 3 years of SNL
Janos Hunyadi on October 15, 2007 at 6:53 PM
Not when you get slapped with divorce papers.
Oh, I forgot. We conservative women will just sit and let you dudes do whatever you want. We’re just there to serve you!
bamapachyderm on October 15, 2007 at 6:56 PM
Yep, that pretty much covers it.
Maxx on October 15, 2007 at 7:42 PM
I think there is a typo they meant “feminine wives” not “feminist wives.”
swampleg on October 15, 2007 at 8:44 PM
LOL. You can’t make that s**t up!
bamapachyderm on October 15, 2007 at 10:02 PM
Lighten up. It was a joke. I can’t even program a remote control let alone a robot so I don’t worry too much about the divorce papers.
Bradky on October 15, 2007 at 10:47 PM
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Heh, who cares how feminists evaluated themselves with regard to sexual attraction? Most of ‘em probably think they are the greatest thing since “marital aids” anyway. What matters is how we evaluate them.
Herikutsu on October 15, 2007 at 11:44 PM
“….or is that going to earn me a thousand angry comments about how feminism isn’t uniquely a liberal virtue?”
Well, I’m trying to picture Ann Coulter and Laura Ingram cooking your dinners and folding your underwear, but it’s kinda like seeing through a glass darkly.
JM Hanes on October 16, 2007 at 12:07 AM
No woman who purposely wears birkenstocks and refuses to shave her armpits is going to report she finds herself “sexually unattractive.” She thinks making a statement (I’ve yet to figure out what that statement is precisely) is sexy.
BKennedy on October 16, 2007 at 3:37 AM
ALLAH>>>
Why should we be surprised about your PANDAGON kink?
Most men are just LESBIANS trapped in men’s bodies.
seejanemom on October 16, 2007 at 7:40 AM
Still trolling for people to go to your site I see.
Bradky on October 16, 2007 at 8:15 AM
This study was created with the intent of helping some feminists find boyfriends, at least the ones that aren’t gay. The fact is that a real feminist views intercourse as rape. It is an act of violence. So no, they are not more likely to get their freak on. The stereotype of them being cold and resistant to the very idea of sex, is assuredly correct.
I have an aunt who is a bizarre mix of whacky religious nut and feminist all rolled into one. Her marriage of the last 30 years has been a sham.
jihadwatcher on October 16, 2007 at 9:27 AM
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