Colbert Report 6/12/2013 - Daniel Bergner on "What Women Want"

http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/tue-june-11-2013-daniel-bergner

WARNING - they play like, 10 minutes of ads. Fucking ridiculous.

Skip to the end at around 15 minutes in for the interview.

I was shocked when I saw such a liberal show (used to be my fav, still is really) talking about women and men in such a way, trying to break the sexual stereotypes.

Very interesting. "What Do Women Want?" is his book title.

A few quotes (paraphrase - I'm not a fucking tape recorder here):

"When it comes to sex, monogamy might be much more of a problem for women than for men"

"We've long been taught as you know men have been programmed by evolution to be promiscuous"

"DOn't you think the theory of women being better for monogamy has struck you as being a little too convenient and comforting for men?"

"Women say trusted close friend turns them on more, womens body says something very very different" (in a test showing body reaction vs stated reaction - gives merit to the lack of relationship learning our children have today)

Interesting at the very least and worth time to watch, just by looking at the stereotypes between men and women.

http://www.amazon.com/What-Do-Women-Want-Adventures/dp/0061906085?tag=childsplaycha-20

Link to the book if you nuts want to buy it (I put the childs play affiliate tag on it, I don't think this is against the rules, if it is, let me know I will fix it)

I have no affiliation with the Colbert Report or Daniel Bergner, just thought it was fascinating (I watch it on the DVR while I eat usually unless I'm in a rush, which is why it is pure coincidence that I saw it - been busy the last week and didn't have much of a chance to watch any of them, so I just start from the top. Makes you wonder...)

The Most Underappreciated Fact

The first big, basic difference has to do with what I consider to be the most underappreciatedfact about gender. Consider this question: What percent of our ancestors were women?

It’s not a trick question, and it’s not 50%. True, about half the people who ever lived were women, but that’s not the question. We’re asking about all the people who ever lived who have a descendant living today. Or, put another way, yes, every baby has both a mother and a father, but some of those parents had multiple children.

Recent research using DNA analysis answered this question about two years ago. Today’s human population is descended from twice as many women as men.

I think this difference is the single most underappreciated fact about gender. To get that kind of difference, you had to have something like, throughout the entire history of the human race, maybe 80% of women but only 40% of men reproduced.

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Is there anything good about men?

The first big, basic difference has to do with what I consider to be the most underappreciatedfact about gender. Consider this question: What percent of our ancestors were women?

It’s not a trick question, and it’s not 50%. True, about half the people who ever lived were women, but that’s not the question. We’re asking about all the people who ever lived who have a descendant living today. Or, put another way, yes, every baby has both a mother and a father, but some of those parents had multiple children.

Recent research using DNA analysis answered this question about two years ago. Today’s human population is descended from twice as many women as men.

I think this difference is the single most underappreciated fact about gender. To get that kind of difference, you had to have something like, throughout the entire history of the human race, maybe 80% of women but only 40% of men reproduced.

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Title	Colbert Report 6/12/2013 - Daniel Bergner on "What Women Want"
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Date	June 12, 2013 4:43 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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