For some reason probably connected to seaside postcards this made me think about that bizarre thing, the chat-up line / insult - you know, those 'Fuck me if I'm wrong, but is your name Gertie Lottacock?' / 'Well, it's not going to suck itself' / 'I'm not the best-looking man in here, but I'm the only one paying attention to you' / 'No, you misheard, I didn't ask if you wanted a drink, I said your breath stinks' lines as opposed to the 'I hope you know CPR, because you took my breath away' / 'Your daddy must be a baker because your buns so fine' sort of line that's cheesy but not actually confrontational.
I've always assumed that they were trying to protect themselves from rejection by claiming that they meant it insultingly all along if necessary (though surely they get more rejections than men who rely on 'Hey, can you stand still so I can read your t-shirt'), or, conceivably, that they were trying to pick out women with low self-esteem, but I'm now wondering whether it's a clueless application of the idea that the way to woo women is with humour.
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Date: 2006-09-15 03:43 pm (UTC)I've always assumed that they were trying to protect themselves from rejection by claiming that they meant it insultingly all along if necessary (though surely they get more rejections than men who rely on 'Hey, can you stand still so I can read your t-shirt'), or, conceivably, that they were trying to pick out women with low self-esteem, but I'm now wondering whether it's a clueless application of the idea that the way to woo women is with humour.