No way this is real. But whoever wrote it actually has a pretty decent sense of humor, as evidenced by his remark about Soho. Either that, or he's really an investment banker and he just has no fucking clue.
I happen to be a judgmental shrew, a nagging feminist, and a rotund lady in her middle years. All of which are clearly serving as a magical layer of protection against assholes.
@WaterTart: I read somewhere that simply by stimulating the nipple in a sucking manner for a few weeks, you can induce lactation without pregnancy. It was mentioned as a way for a woman who is adopting to be able to breast feed.
The correction goes on to say "The women in the photo that accompanied the article informed the Times, through their spokesman, that they were 'totes kidding with [their] outfits, watches and empty martini glasses, too. We normally wear smart people boring stuff with, like, reading glasses and underwear.'"
@Nard: Yes, I was thinking just that. Also, were all the quotes they gave in the article also just satirical?
I'm of the opinion that "satire" is the wrong word here. It wasn't that. It's more of this affected sort of dialogue that you might hear at the bar at Dos Caminos every Wednesday night; that kind of talk where people brag by complaining. There's always truth in jokes -- and more often than not, more truth.
In this day-and-age everyone defends themselves against the backlash for their having made irresponsible and petty remarks by contending that it was merely "satire" or that they were being "ironic."
Moreover, this whole tack that they take is slightly annoying to me because it's a fake apology. What someone is really implying is, "Yeah, so we both know that I was wrong but I'm just going to say that you're not savvy or smart enough to be in on the joke so that I can get away with it." It's kind of shameless.
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Goldman sex?
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Wait- I have to have a baby? Gross.
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Seems a bit ooky to me, but who am I to judge?
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There is so much truth in this thread that my prostate began to ache for them.
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This is worth correcting because...?
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I'm of the opinion that "satire" is the wrong word here. It wasn't that. It's more of this affected sort of dialogue that you might hear at the bar at Dos Caminos every Wednesday night; that kind of talk where people brag by complaining. There's always truth in jokes -- and more often than not, more truth.
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Moreover, this whole tack that they take is slightly annoying to me because it's a fake apology. What someone is really implying is, "Yeah, so we both know that I was wrong but I'm just going to say that you're not savvy or smart enough to be in on the joke so that I can get away with it." It's kind of shameless.
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