Smart Women...

[AngelsKiss]

Barbara Walters of 20/20 (USA) did a story on gender roles in Kabul several years before the Afghan conflict. She noted that women customarily walked about 5 paces behind their husbands. She returned to Kabul recently and observed that women still walk behind their husbands, but now seem to walk even further back and are happy with the old custom. Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, "Why do you now seem happy with the old custom that you used to try and change?" "Land mines," said the woman. MORAL: BEHIND EVERY MAN IS A SMART WOMAN.

[Cocoa]

BEHIND EVERY MAN IS A SMART WOMAN.True,true.

[Kitten]

Barbara Walters of 20/20 (USA) did a story on gender roles in Kabul several years before the Afghan conflict. She noted that women customarily walked about 5 paces behind their husbands. She returned to Kabul recently and observed that women still walk behind their husbands, but now seem to walk even further back and are happy with the old custom. Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, "Why do you now seem happy with the old custom that you used to try and change?" "Land mines," said the woman. MORAL: BEHIND EVERY MAN IS A SMART WOMAN.


I really like this joke. it was very clever!

[Nastro]

MORAL: BEHIND EVERY MAN IS A SMART WOMAN.

Who uses the men that they are behind for their own gain.

[Zoley!]

Nice Angel very good keep em coming I like funny stories.

[Drew]

Who uses the men that they are behind for their own gain.just tipical right. :rolleyes:

[Drew]

but on a serious note, its not that funny. people walking up and down in land mines, na a. not cool.

[Zoley!]

Point taken Drew you dont care for. However I liked it! :icon_mrgr

[Drew]

yea because ur the safe one. if it was the opposite you wouldn't be laughing.

[Zoley!]

Its just a joke Drew. Dont get your pencil twisted in a not Ok. Peace. :)

[Drew]

its not a joke, this is reality.

[Zoley!]

ok you already made your point Drew. Man you cant leave it :)

[Greatis]

hmmm I beg to differ.

[AngelsKiss]

hmmm I beg to differ.

What are you begging for Greatis?

[Greatis]

What are you begging for Greatis?

I wish to discuss the dynamics of the statement "behind every sucessful man is a good woman"?

Greatis prepares for the onslaught :icon_twis

[Bashment Girl]

I wish to prove tha fallacy of the statement "behind every sucessful man is a good woman"?

Greatis prepares for the onslaught :icon_twis

It's true though, what's wrong with saying it? If it isn't their wife, it their mother or it could even be their own daughter that movtivates their drive to succeed. All successful people have support systems, so what's wrong with acknowlaging that?

lol... but let the onslaught begin lol :icon_lol:

[Greatis]

hmmm really so here is the next question. Who is behind every sucessful woman? Could it be said that behind every sucessful woman is a Smart Man?

[Bashment Girl]

hmmm really so here is the next question. Who is behind every sucessful woman? Could it be said that behind every sucessful woman is a Smart Man?

Yes... I have a lot of strong male figures in my life mainly my grandfather. So yes it would be fair to say! Support and success go hand in hand! No one can do everything alone.

[Greatis]

ok so why is it constantly said that behind every successful male is a woman. why is so much hmmm attention placed on that. It's like a man cannot do without a woman (which is true) but alas it works both ways.

[AngelsKiss]

The reason for it is that in most instances women are nuturers. They are the driving force behind their kids and love ones. Not to say the same can't be said for men.

[Greatis]

The reason for it is that in most instances women are nuturers. They are the driving force behind their kids and love ones. Not to say the same can't be said for men.

That's true Angel and I agree however this statement implies that men are nothing without women but hmmm in truth and in fact it works both ways as I said before. I believe this proverb should be dumped or a similar one made for the women. :eusa_thin

[Bashment Girl]

ok so why is it constantly said that behind every successful male is a woman. why is so much hmmm attention placed on that. It's like a man cannot do without a woman (which is true) but alas it works both ways.

It works both ways however in society men are looked upon as being more "productive" or "important", for lack of better terms. I think that the saying "Behind a great man is a great woman..." came about from women feeling left out of the equation. Typically men, through out history, men were the ones getting the recognition for their careers, their achievements and such. If it weren't for the mothers that raised them, the wives that were raising their families, they may not have been able to achive the same level of success.

So I believe that's where it came from. :cool:

[Greatis]

It works both ways however in society men are looked upon as being more "productive" or "important", for lack of better terms. I think that the saying "Behind a great man is a great woman..." came about from women feeling left out of the equation. Typically men, through out history, men were the ones getting the recognition for their careers, their achievements and such. If it weren't for the mothers that raised them, the wives that were raising their families, they may not have been able to achive the same level of success.

So I believe that's where it came from. :cool:

hmm and who's fault was it that they were left out? oppppsss this is for another thread. :icon_mrgr

[Bashment Girl]

hmm and who's fault was it that they were left out? oppppsss this is for another thread. :icon_mrgr

Depends on how you look at things but I think the men did a good job of gloating and beating their chests at the success of man kind with out acknowlaging that they had help. Specifically American and European men. :cool:

[AngelsKiss]

hmm and who's fault was it that they were left out? oppppsss this is for another thread. :icon_mrgr

Greatis, it's not as simplistic as whose fault it is that women in years gone by appeared to have been left behind. However to cut this short, we don't need to throw out the saying simply because it doesn't mean that men have no value. Contrary to the point, they do have value, however, with out a good mother (yes and a good father), who provides most of the nurtering then it makes life that much more difficult.

The bible also extolls the virtues of women. Read Proverbs 31.

Of course we are speaking about a "good woman."

[Kitten]

To me this is not even funny. I thought this was for funny stuff. Why you dont move that to general chat. Were the funny stuff uh oh wrong thread. :(

[Bashment Girl]

To me this is not even funny. I thought this was for funny stuff. Why you dont move that to general chat. Were the funny stuff uh oh wrong thread. :(

Out of this joke came a pretty good conversation. It was actually the slogan.. but it's good I think!

[Kitten]

its a good converstation ok but move it to general chat thats all im saying nothing wrong with that. Just funny in funny section thats all. Im bussin in people bizness right. ok.

[AngelsKiss]

Out of this joke came a pretty good conversation. It was actually the slogan.. but it's good I think!

Yep I too agree. Some times we stray from the topic, that's life. No harm done :D

In any event if I start a post and ppl stray I don't have a problem, as long as it remains respectful and decent:)

[Drew]

it was a good read.

[Arch_Angel]

I agree that it should be moved to the general chat. It has a more serious side to it, than a funny side. Angel, hope you won't mind.

Moving thread...please fasten your seat belts as your posts are moved. This will be over before you know it.

Update: Thread moved. Thanks for flying Air CaribYard and please enjoy the rest of your day. :D

[Drew]

AA, i think you should add this to the end.
thank you for flying airjamaica and please enjoy the rest of your day. :icon_mrgr

[Bashment Girl]

AA, i think you should add this to the end.
thank you for flying airjamaica and please enjoy the rest of your day. :icon_mrgr

Air CaribYard that is.. :D

[Drew]

lol, even better

[AngelsKiss]

I agree that it should be moved to the general chat. It has a more serious side to it, than a funny side. Angel, hope you won't mind.

Moving thread...please fasten your seat belts as your posts are moved. This will be over before you know it.

Update: Thread moved. Thanks for flying Air CaribYard and please enjoy the rest of your day. :D

While you are at it can you fly me home too?:)

LOL...oops now this changes the direction of the thread :)

[Drew]

yey, angel's coming home. :D

[AngelsKiss]

yey, angel's coming home to papa.

LOL @ Drew you are too funny:) Papa? I think we are forgetting something here:)

Darn yet another direction the thread taketh:)

[Kitten]

yey, angel's coming home to papa.

you see how ya tan man you look ooman all over in Canada too. :icon_mrgr

[Drew]

you see how ya tan man you look ooman all over in Canada too. :icon_mrgrcho kitten, nuh tan so bad man. u nuh seh man haffi get nuff nuff lovin'. :icon_mrgr

[AngelsKiss]

cho kitten, nuh tan so bad man. u nuh seh man haffi get nuff nuff lovin'. :icon_mrgr

Drew...craven choke puppy dawg, remember dat:)

[Drew]

angel, kitten, bashie. hmmmm decisions decisions. :eusa_thin

[Bashment Girl]

angel, kitten, bashie. hmmmm decisions decisions.

'Ow ya mean? Lef' mi mek dis one yah! Mi sen' ya dinna by FED EX.. mi nuh mix up in war ova man! lol...lol.. aaah boy! :rolleyes: :icon_lol: Bout decisions... im uh gwan like one Shotta yah now.. gwan Cyber Pimp#2..lol :rolleyes: :icon_lol:

[AngelsKiss]

'Ow ya mean? Lef' mi mek dis one yah! Mi sen' ya dinna by FED EX.. mi nuh mix up in war ova man! lol...lol.. aaah boy! :rolleyes: :icon_lol: Bout decisions... im uh gwan like one Shotta yah now.. gwan Cyber Pimp#2..lol :rolleyes: :icon_lol:

LOL..who is Cyber Pimp # 1?

[Bashment Girl]

LOL..who is Cyber Pimp # 1?

I forget now... :eusa_eh: soon come..

[AngelsKiss]

I forget now... :eusa_eh: soon come..

A wah dis? Yuh ave a pimp and yuh figet im name? :icon_mrgr

[Bashment Girl]

A wah dis? Yuh ave a pimp and yuh figet im name? :icon_mrgr

lol.. love it! That's cute! Not my pimp girl! The general CY Pimp I think... anyway I forget the thread it was on so I can't find who it was for. Probably Gill or X.. dunno for sure.. it's bothering me now... soon come... :eusa_eh:

[Drew]

so mi haffi step up my game, cool.

[Greatis]

I think Pimp # 1 is Arch Angel. anywayz we gone way off topic. hmmm back to the topic at hand pls. Air CaribYard neva give unoo free flight fi unoo come idle.

[Greatis]

Contrary to the point, they do have value, however, with out a good mother (yes and a good father), who provides most of the nurtering then it makes life that much more difficult.

The bible also extolls the virtues of women. Read Proverbs 31.

Of course we are speaking about a "good woman."


There it goes again notice where the father endz up in brackets that goes to show how appreciated we men are. :eusa_thin.

It's funny you know women feeling left out. I don't think for once it's the mens fault. Women of that era were willing to let the men take charge and it came back to bite them in the butt. It wasn't the men who fought for the supreme being identity it was the females that handed it to them on a platter over a period of time.

[Drew]

lol, he's right ladies.

[AngelsKiss]

lol, he's right ladies.

He is not right. Come on, this is coming back from the biblical days. Women never handed over the reigns to men on any platter or however you want to put it. Even the bible deems that men are the head of the household. It was just the way society was, women stay home to raise the kids and men out to work. A lot of that changed over the years. Women have always played a supporting role to men, hence the saying.

Once upon a time women were not allow to vote (this was a law), they were not allowed to hold certain jobs, men got better paid, etc.

BTW Greatis me placing the father in a bracket has nothing to do with the fact that they are not seen as important.

Also, if you look at today's society, the majority of single parents are females, not the males. Women will more likely stick around than their male counterparts. Just look at Jamaica for example how many kids there are without fathers.

[Arch_Angel]

I think Pimp # 1 is Arch Angel.Say what?
:eusa_eh: :confused: :icon_neut

[Bashment Girl]

Say what?
:eusa_eh: :confused: :icon_neut

I can't figure out who Cyber-Pimp #1 is lol :p Greatis was helping out!

On topic again:

G!I don't know that what you're saying is true. I think that Angelskiss has a good point. The reins weren't handed over at all. When were we in "control", in society, to being with, that we were able to hand that over on a platter? It was decided that we were inferior as a sex from day one. What we fought for was the opportunity to prove that we too are capable of great things.

[Drew]

well i think he's right in the sense that the world is acting like it doesn't need men anymore. look how many mothers choose to be single parents. what they do is get a man to get them pregnant and cut them loose.

but you're also right angel, back in the day women weren't seen to be anything important due to biblical teachings. villages use to have parties when baby boys were born, when a girl was born no one knew.

[AngelsKiss]

well i think he's right in the sense that the world is acting like it doesn't need men anymore. look how many mothers choose to be single parents. what they do is get a man to get them pregnant and cut them loose.

but you're also right angel, back in the day women weren't seen to be anything important due to biblical teachings. villages use to have parties when baby boys were born, when a girl was born no one knew.

I don't think it's because they don't need men any more why most women choose to be single parents. Many choose to do so simply because they have not found their ideal mate and their biological clock is running out. Others end up being single parent simply because the men walked out.

Very few women I think would choose to be a single parent if they had the option of a good husband.

LOL...am gonna be bad here, but if you check out even this website, who run things? The men of course. Not 1 female Moderator and then you all turn around and complaint. Same thing in Government. We women have to keep fighting to get some say:)

[Drew]

well then again thats true.

[Bashment Girl]

what they do is get a man to get them pregnant and cut them loose.

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Bellvue Crew dat man! Madness!

Seriously though I know a oman who did that and she's regreting it right about now! Anyway, who OPTS to raise a kid alone? I wonder why a woman would want that? The child is going to want to know their Dad at some point.

[BlackCryptoKnight]

It was decided that we were inferior as a sex from day one.

Who decided females were inferior to males? So many people take what was written in the Bible to mean that women are inferior. That's not the case. God may have designated a special role for women, but by no means are they, or should they be treated, as inferior.

If (for argument's sake) it is a womans designated role to take care of the household, what is inferior about that? It's a challenging job, of significant importance to society as a whole. I once wrote an essay (either for A Level GP or while on campus) about the impact that women's move away from the role of homemaker had upon the upbringing of children, the stability of the family, and the effect on society in general. One of the observations I have made is that with more women taking up careers, and spending less time in the home as homemakers, children are not getting as much of the nurturing and guidance as they used to.

There are more "latch key kids" spending time with helpers and babysitters, or coming home to an empty house without supervision. They're getting into more trouble at an earlier age, and the result in the long run is that there are more messed up adults plaguing society.

Bear in mind, men have a responsibility too, but if the man's role is to go and work to provide, the thing that kept the balance was the presence of the mother as homemaker. Take that away, and the balance is lost.

How can anyone see that as being an inferior role. It's so important. More women need to realize this and not feel as if it is some inferior thing they need to run away from. More men need to realize it's importance and stop belittling women who are making the effort.

I'll buy that men and women may have been given different roles in the past, but that just makes them different, not superior/inferior. Times have changed and people need to work together to keep the balance in the family and not get caught up in trying to prove who's better.

[AngelsKiss]

While I don't support that women are inferior, I think what BG is saying that it has always been a male dominated world. We may not be inferior, but we have been treated that way in the past. In an earlier post I made reference to the fact that women were never allowed to vote by law or even own land in some countries.

How many families can afford to have only 1 parent working? Now a days most women have to work to earn a living, hence the reason for latch key kids.

I don't think we can blame women for going out to earn a living. As for the men, too many of them walk away from their responsibilities as fathers leaving the women to do all the work of raising the child.

[BlackCryptoKnight]

While I don't support that women are inferior, I think what BG is saying that it has always been a male dominated world. We may not be inferior, but we have been treated that way in the past. In an earlier post I made reference to the fact that women were never allowed to vote by law or even own land in some countries.

True, and that' because people have wrongly taken Biblical sayings to push their own selfish agendas and have oppressed women. Bun out dat!



How many families can afford to have only 1 parent working? Now a days most women have to work to earn a living, hence the reason for latch key kids.

I don't think we can blame women for going out to earn a living. As for the men, too many of them walk away from their responsibilities as fathers leaving the women to do all the work of raising the child.

True, times have changed, and in many families, both parent's have to work to make ends meet. This is why I said that they need to work together to ensure that the home gets taken care of as well as the bills. If both parents are committed to this, and neither of them see it as "inferior" work, they can work something out and keep things balanced.

[AngelsKiss]

True, and that' because people have wrongly taken Biblical sayings to push their own selfish agendas and have oppressed women. Bun out dat!


True, times have changed, and in many families, both parent's have to work to make ends meet. This is why I said that they need to work together to ensure that the home gets taken care of as well as the bills. If both parents are committed to this, and neither of them see it as "inferior" work, they can work something out and keep things balanced.

LOL@ BCK...So you see, we are smart women indeed:) Us females have eventually gotten you and Drew to agree to our post. We have to work a bit harder on Greatis, poor fellow still lost ;)

[Bashment Girl]

LOL@ BCK...So you see, we are smart women indeed:) Us females have eventually gotten you and Drew to agree to our post. We have to work a bit harder on Greatis, poor fellow still lost ;)


Shhhhhh! Why you telling them about our scheme? lol.... :rolleyes: :icon_lol:

[AngelsKiss]

Shhhhhh! Why you telling them about our scheme? lol.... :rolleyes: :icon_lol:

Ouch...I figure we could get away with it anyway:)

[BlackCryptoKnight]

LOL@ BCK...So you see, we are smart women indeed Us females have eventually gotten you and Drew to agree to our post. We have to work a bit harder on Greatis, poor fellow still lost

There was never any dispute as to the intellectual capacity of you ladies ;)
And you didn't have to "get" me to agree to anything, I just know what I know and believe what I believe :icon_mrgr


Shhhhhh! Why you telling them about our scheme? lol....

Why the scheming? :rolleyes: That sounds like another thread...


Ouch...I figure we could get away with it anyway

Let me let you in on a little secret...smart guys let women get away with certain "schemes" because it serves their purpose...so if you see your "schemes" working too well...RUN! :icon_twis

[AngelsKiss]

There was never any dispute as to the intellectual capacity of you ladies ;)
And you didn't have to "get" me to agree to anything, I just know what I know and believe what I believe :icon_mrgr

Why the scheming? That sounds like another thread...

Let me let you in on a little secret...smart guys let women get away with certain "schemes" because it serves their purpose...so if you see your "schemes" working too well...RUN! :icon_twis

Right if it makes you feel better to think that...well the thread speaks for itself and we will humor you :icon_mrgr

[Bashment Girl]

Let me let you in on a little secret...smart guys let women get away with certain "schemes" because it serves their purpose...so if you see your "schemes" working too well...RUN! :icon_twis

Yes this is always what they when they find out they got conned lol. :icon_mrgr

[BlackCryptoKnight]

Me? Conned? Never :icon_twis

:icon_mrgr

[Drew]

oh dear, ladies i didn't think you were anything but smart, but bck seems smarter and i quote. :cool:


Let me let you in on a little secret...smart guys let women get away with certain "schemes" because it serves their purpose...so if you see your "schemes" working too well...RUN!

[Greatis]

Ok here goes poor little to Greatis. By the way ladies at the end of this thread I am going to make a statement and we going to see who smart then. lol. Let's give you a hint. "Everything is not what it seems".

[BlackCryptoKnight]

Ok here goes poor little to Greatis. By the way ladies at the end of this thread I am going to make a statement and we going to see who smart then. lol. Let's give you a hint. "Everything is not what it seems".
So what's the big statement boss?

[Drew]

he's problably bluffing. :rolleyes:

[Greatis]

So what's the big statement boss?

hmmm I don't remember :eusa_thin

[Drew]

hmmm I don't remember :eusa_thin
like a said, a bluf. :icon_mrgr

[Greatis]

like a said, a bluf. :icon_mrgr

Nope not a bluff I think I was going to say something along the lines of hmmm....

That I do think that behind everyman is a smart woman or something I don't rememba yaaa man....

chrrppssss *chdierhsdh* *mi mussa senile* chrrpppssss* :eusa_wall

[Drew]

LMAO. iite boss.