Miguel: I never said “women prefer assholes” and I never said “confident men who get laid are assholes.” I said young women overvalue social dominance and an entitled attitude. And overvalue is not the same thing as “only value.” And yeah, sure, all things being equal, a woman is going to prefer a man who’s nice over an asshole. But all things are rarely equal, and when a woman overvalues social dominance…Amanda Marcotte: Confidence, Miguel, you’re talking about confidence.Miguel: Actually, I think “social dominance” entails a degree of aggression that goes beyond “confidence”… but if you want to call it “confidence,” fine. If a woman overvalues “confidence,” then she’s going to be more receptive to “assholes” than to genuinely nice men who happen to be a little bit shy. And sure, there are a lot of confident men who are also nice, and if Matt Damon gets to fuck… uh…Steve Buscemi: Sarah Silberman?Miguel: Yeah, her. If she’s fucking Matt Damon then bully for him. But there are a lot ofother “confident” men who aren’t particularly nice, and…Amanda Marcotte: But that’s up to her, Miguel. If she wants to make shitty choices in who she dates, and “overvalue” confidence, or “social dominance,” or whatever, that’s her fucking choice.Steve Buscemi: She’s got a point, Miguel. Her fuckin’ choice.
Buscemi being included is just a riot, with his strange interjections and joint-lighting. Miguel turned Amanda into this sort of bar hag/intellectual hybrid caricature, which, as a completely neutral party who enjoys reading both of their blogs, I found to be quite funny. I actually can't imagine Marcotte not laughing at this dialog.
Definitely worth reading the whole thing.
