Comments on: “Good Girls Gone Bad” Syndrome http://www.gwytherinn.com/2009/11/29/good-girls-gone-bad-syndrome/ It is no measure of health to be well adjusted in a profoundly sick society. - Jiddu Krishnamurti Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:36:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Gwytherinn http://www.gwytherinn.com/2009/11/29/good-girls-gone-bad-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Gwytherinn Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:13:05 +0000 http://www.gwytherinn.com/?p=796#comment-139 Hey, thanks for your thoughts, especially concerning the Midwest. I often wish I could have more time to explore the US and get to know people from different regions on a level beyond media hype. I've also definitely done a lot of thinking about the psychology of the "bad boy" dynamic and how this might fit in my life. It's frustrating!!! Hey, thanks for your thoughts, especially concerning the Midwest. I often wish I could have more time to explore the US and get to know people from different regions on a level beyond media hype.

I’ve also definitely done a lot of thinking about the psychology of the “bad boy” dynamic and how this might fit in my life. It’s frustrating!!!

]]> By: todd http://www.gwytherinn.com/2009/11/29/good-girls-gone-bad-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-138 todd Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:48:41 +0000 http://www.gwytherinn.com/?p=796#comment-138 I always despised Grease for that same concept- the good girl only gets the guy when she turns bad. Well, that and I really hated the music as well. But in all fairness to my gender, that film also brings up another stereotype which often rings true - the good girl who goes for the bad boy. One thing I've despised about living in New York is the way a large part of the population tries to fit within set stereotypes - be it the cast of Sex and the City (usually women) or Seinfeld (men). Believe it or not, in the midwest, where I come from, at least the people my age and younger don't usually feel that women fit into the stereotypes you describe. Granted, there's a portion of the population that does, and they are a very vocal part of the population, and the media and Hollywood loves to play up that side. But when you go beyond films like Bachelor Party and the Hangover, and salacious headlines, you find that most people accept each other for the way that they really are. I always despised Grease for that same concept- the good girl only gets the guy when she turns bad. Well, that and I really hated the music as well. But in all fairness to my gender, that film also brings up another stereotype which often rings true – the good girl who goes for the bad boy. One thing I’ve despised about living in New York is the way a large part of the population tries to fit within set stereotypes – be it the cast of Sex and the City (usually women) or Seinfeld (men). Believe it or not, in the midwest, where I come from, at least the people my age and younger don’t usually feel that women fit into the stereotypes you describe. Granted, there’s a portion of the population that does, and they are a very vocal part of the population, and the media and Hollywood loves to play up that side. But when you go beyond films like Bachelor Party and the Hangover, and salacious headlines, you find that most people accept each other for the way that they really are.

]]> By: rangerbug http://www.gwytherinn.com/2009/11/29/good-girls-gone-bad-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-132 rangerbug Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:14:41 +0000 http://www.gwytherinn.com/?p=796#comment-132 "I make the good girls go bad." Really? This is why I never listen to that music. A good beat doesn't cover up the hateful misogyny. And what exactly is a "good girl?" That should be your next blog! It would be a long one... Men seek out the "bad girls," for fun and entertainment. But when it's time to get serious, it's all about the good girls... Life is hard for a pimp, indeed. It's so hard to find a good girl to corrupt. I was talking to a young man recently, who was raised and schooled in his Christian faith. He said at one point, "I mean, I'm not perfect...." How do I translate that? Does "perfect" equal "virgin" in that world? Do even men feel shame about it? What the hell? Is it worth mentioning that the first Christians made absolutely no mention of "purity," because they really believed the world was about to end, and hey, let's party...? Two thousand years later, people are tripping over each other (not to mention our current crusades in the Middle East, and the regular shaming and beating of whatever sexual deviant crosses their path) trying to obey of "the word of God." The word of god has never existed. It has always been the word of man. MEN. Amen. “I make the good girls go bad.” Really? This is why I never listen to that music. A good beat doesn’t cover up the hateful misogyny.

And what exactly is a “good girl?” That should be your next blog! It would be a long one… Men seek out the “bad girls,” for fun and entertainment. But when it’s time to get serious, it’s all about the good girls… Life is hard for a pimp, indeed. It’s so hard to find a good girl to corrupt.

I was talking to a young man recently, who was raised and schooled in his Christian faith. He said at one point, “I mean, I’m not perfect….” How do I translate that? Does “perfect” equal “virgin” in that world? Do even men feel shame about it? What the hell? Is it worth mentioning that the first Christians made absolutely no mention of “purity,” because they really believed the world was about to end, and hey, let’s party…? Two thousand years later, people are tripping over each other (not to mention our current crusades in the Middle East, and the regular shaming and beating of whatever sexual deviant crosses their path) trying to obey of “the word of God.” The word of god has never existed. It has always been the word of man. MEN. Amen.

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