"Japan, home to robot babies, musicians and pets, now has its first humanoid hottie, Sega's E.M.A. Short for Eternal, Maiden, Actualization, the 38-centimeter, curvaceous cyborg blows kisses, sings and shakes its... grooved things."
I just received a press release that reminded me of a class I took the first semester of my freshman year in college called "The Biological Basis of Human Behavior" (otherwise known as "The Closest I've Ever Come to Getting a D" or "Wake Up! If You Keep Partying Like That, You Will Not Graduate"). It was from the publicist behind a new book called The Score: How the Quest for Sex Has Shaped Modern Man, who says author Faye Flam researched "the biological, evolutionary, physiological, psychological and cultural aspects of the male sex—and it turns out that a lot of what they do is actually driven by their need, or rather desire, to score."
Even though the concept brought me right back my days in Foellinger Auditorium—listening to the sound of Charlie Brown's teacher and praying for a few Advil to fall from the sky—he did list some of her key findings, which would at the very least make for fun, if not controversial, conversation starters:
- Men go for younger girls because a wife of nineteen can produce more children than a woman of forty.
- Men cheat because, up until fairly recently (evolution-wise), humans had to be promiscuous to further the species.
- Men typically want more chaste women because they're innately avoiding the trap of raising another man's young.
- Men watch more porn because they evolved from animals that would fight over females in heat.
- [Men are not the only animals to use wingmen; newts—among others—do, too.]
- When your boyfriend looks at a pretty girl walking by, he may not even realize he did it.
Boy, do I love a good typo. Here's an excerpt from a recent LoveVooDoo.com press release about the surprising prevalence of swingers:
[Cofounder Todd Crawford says], "Our members' average age is under 35. They are typically well off, concerned about their appearance, and looking to try something new." He also explained that, while there are plenty of blue-color people involved in the lifestyle, the top three occupations of his members are 1. Teachers, 2. Doctors, 3. Law Enforcement.Wait for it...
I don't blink an eye when I hear women complain that their guys watch porn in moderation. When I hear women complain that their guys go to strip clubs in moderation (bachelor parties, for instance), I tell them to fuhgettaboutit and have a wild girls' night out of their own. But there's no such thing as cheating "in moderation." With cheating, I have a no-tolerance policy.
That's why I was pretty appalled to learn that Mario Lopez was just chosen as People's Hottest Bachelor of 2008, right on the heels of the announcement that he's been reportedly cheating on his recent ex, Karina Smirnoff, for over a year (and that was reportedly far from his first time cheating). Is that "hot?"
Hardly.
I agree with iVillage blogger This Fish, who says she's "having a very, very hard time erasing images of Slater in his crazy acid-washed, wide-thighed, tight-ankled jeans." But that's not the only bone I have to pick with this bachelor choice. Blech.
