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Why do some women pretend to be stupid?

  • 04-06-2011 11:31AM
    #1
    SugarHigh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭SugarHigh


    Have you ever noticed how some will women will act thick as sh1t even though they really aren't? I think women aren't really rated for their intelligence so there isn't really any consequence if people think you're stupid. However women are heavily rated for their looks so does acting stupid make a woman more attractive?

    It's something that really irritates me and I find it quite patronising when a woman expects you to fall over yourself to help her just because she's pretending to be naive and simple. Maybe it's just because I'm Bi(mostly gay leaning) so it doesn't work on me but it really makes me want to give them a slap.
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  • #2
    Doyler92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭Doyler92


    I reckon girls my age try to act stupid as they think the lads like it.

    No thanks.


  • #3
    Kadongy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 732 ✭✭✭Kadongy


    Sometimes as a front for a manipulative nature tbh


  • #4
    Kevin Duffy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,439 ✭✭✭Kevin Duffy


    Maybe you're just meeting the wrong women. Or maybe you're just talking out of your hole.


  • #5
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    It isnt pretending with most people


  • #6
    Matthew23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 250 ✭✭Matthew23


    Yeah I agree i dont think people act stupid on perpose, they probably just are!


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  • #7
    Bloody Nipples
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭Bloody Nipples


    Vulnerable, need-a-man-to-save-me, rules of attraction shíte.


  • #8
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    It's like that Joey Essex twonk...pretending to be stupid, or Jade Goody types....when it comes to the media and making money they are savvy as f*ck!


  • #9
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    Kevin Duffy wrote: »
    Maybe you're just meeting the wrong women. Or maybe you're just talking out of your hole.

    Attack the post....not the poster?


  • #10
    Laika1986
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 620 ✭✭✭Laika1986


    I know what you mean OP, girl i used to work with was forever acting dumb and clumsy. Eventually i just had to say it to her. There's enough stupid people out there without a need for the smart ones joining in.


  • #11
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,594 ✭✭✭bonerm


    Sometimes they're not pretending.


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  • #12
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    Stupid guys falls for girl acting stupid so leave the stupid people to their stupid behaviour.

    /


  • #13
    cruiser178
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭cruiser178


    maybe its just easier for them to act to stupid than it is for them to be intelligent,just sayin.


  • #14
    SugarHigh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭SugarHigh


    bonerm wrote: »
    Sometimes they're not pretending.
    Obviously there are girls who are genuinely stupid but the thread isn't about them.


  • #15
    SugarHigh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭SugarHigh


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    Stupid guys falls for girl acting stupid so leave the stupid people to their stupid behaviour.

    /
    I don't think the girls behavior is stupid if it actually works. I do think the guy is stupid for falling for her manipulative tactics.


  • #16
    Frank Black
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,296 ✭✭✭Frank Black


    Pretending to be stupid proves that you are.






    stupid that is.


  • #17
    Matthew23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 250 ✭✭Matthew23


    black francis wrote: »
    Pretending to be stupid proves that you are.






    stupid that is.

    Well what about poeple who act like that so they can make you feel safe so they can do whatever they want? I know their are times I acted like i am stupid so people maybe think oh well hes not going to be any trouble to me. :P


  • #18
    Cianos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Cianos


    Kadongy wrote: »
    Sometimes as a front for a manipulative nature tbh

    Yep, I think a lot of guys find it endearing and empowering if a woman appears to be a bit dim, so girls often use this to their advantage.

    Question for the ladies, do girls often act dumb around other girls, or is it just around guys it's done?


  • #19
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    SugarHigh wrote: »
    I don't think the girls behavior is stupid if it actually works. I do think the guy is stupid for falling for her manipulative tactics.

    Ah there's something fairly stupid about wanting a guy to fall for you under the pretense that you're an idiot. I'd call that the behaviour of someone stupid...mayeb not lacking in intelligence but somebody not using their common sense or wisdom, which is even worse.


  • #20
    SugarHigh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭SugarHigh


    black francis wrote: »
    Pretending to be stupid proves that you are.






    stupid that is.
    How does it prove you are stupid if it gets you what you want?


  • #21
    Shenshen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,453 ✭✭✭Shenshen


    SugarHigh wrote: »
    Have you ever noticed how some will women will act thick as sh1t even though they really aren't? I think women aren't really rated for their intelligence so there isn't really any consequence if people think you're stupid. However women are heavily rated for their looks so does acting stupid make a woman more attractive?

    It's something that really irritates me and I find it quite patronising when a woman expects you to fall over yourself to help her just because she's pretending to be naive and simple. Maybe it's just because I'm Bi(mostly gay leaning) so it doesn't work on me but it really makes me want to give them a slap.

    I find if I let on how smart I actually am, men tend to react insecure or even hostile. Men, as a general rule and present company obviously excepted, do not like women to have more brains than them, it alienates and upsets them.


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  • #22
    SugarHigh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭SugarHigh


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    Ah there's something fairly stupid about wanting a guy to fall for you under the pretense that you're an idiot. I'd call that the behaviour of someone stupid...mayeb not lacking in intelligence but somebody not using their common sense or wisdom, which is even worse.
    I'm not talking about a girl trying to nab a boyfriend. Just in general trying to get what she wants.


  • #23
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    Cianos wrote: »
    Yep, I think a lot of guys find it endearing and empowering if a woman appears to be a bit dim, so girls often use this to their advantage.

    Question for the ladies, do girls often act dumb around other girls, or is it just around guys it's done?

    I've seen girls completely change their personalities once a guy enters the room so no, I've never had a girl act dumb around me without a guy around. Doesn't work with each other.


  • #24
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    SugarHigh wrote: »
    I'm not talking about a girl trying to nab a boyfriend. Just in general trying to get what she wants.

    They know how to play the game. It doesn't take brains to act dumb.


  • #25
    SugarHigh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭SugarHigh


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    I've seen girls completely change their personalities once a guy enters the room so no, I've never had a girl act dumb around me without a guy around. Doesn't work with each other.
    What about those screechy girls in groups who jump around hugging each other? That always looked faked as fúck, is it just an act?

    They look moronic but I guess they aren't pretending to be stupid just pretending to like each other much more than they actually do.


  • #26
    Spread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,876 ✭✭✭Spread


    Why do dogs lick their balls!


  • #27
    Shenshen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,453 ✭✭✭Shenshen


    Cianos wrote: »
    Yep, I think a lot of guys find it endearing and empowering if a woman appears to be a bit dim, so girls often use this to their advantage.

    Question for the ladies, do girls often act dumb around other girls, or is it just around guys it's done?

    I think it's something put on to make the other one feel more at ease. So it can be put on around girls, but since girls tend not to be intimidated by brains so much, I think it happens far less often.


  • #28
    Columbia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭Columbia


    I think some guys don't want to date a woman who is smarter than them, as it makes them feel less "in control". I see it all the time with my two housemates, a couple. One has an MA in philosophy and one (the girl) a masters (don't know what kind) in maths. The guy, who clearly acts superior but feels inferior to her, constantly strikes up philosophical arguments (almost all of them concerning his own MA thesis) to try and show her how much he knows. The girl just plays along and doesn't try to hit back, I think it's more or less the same principle.


  • #29
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    Shenshen wrote: »
    I find if I let on how smart I actually am, men tend to react insecure or even hostile. Men, as a general rule and present company obviously excepted, do not like women to have more brains than them, it alienates and upsets them.

    This is vert true in a lot of circumstances. Was at a table quiz last night with a bunch of boys...was mainly men there last night and the occasional token girl but I knew all of the answers in the current affairs and classical music round but did they listen? Nope. They listened to each other alright but completely ignored me so I sat back in silence and watched them lose.


  • #30
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    SugarHigh wrote: »
    What about those screechy girls in groups who jump around hugging each other? That always looked faked as fúck, is it just an act?

    They look moronic but I guess they aren't pretending to be stupid just pretending to like each other much more than they actually do.

    They're just young and they grow out of it. Women don't act that way at my age.


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  • #31
    Shenshen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,453 ✭✭✭Shenshen


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    This is vert true in a lot of circumstances. Was at a table quiz last night with a bunch of boys...was mainly men there last night and the occasional token girl but I knew all of the answers in the current affairs and classical music round but did they listen? Nope. They listened to each other alright but completely ignored me so I sat back in silence and watched them lose.

    I once beat a friend of my brother in Trivial Pursuit. He absolutely ignored my very presence for the subsequent 6 months. Still barely says hello to me to this day.
    It's a shame, cause we did get along great before that, and it made for some rather strained situations in the pub.

    And that's just one incident, I could go on.
    So the real question should be why do guys act like dicks to girls who are smarter than them, not why do girls notice and dumb themselves down to avoid being treated that way?


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