"sex Comes Into Every Evaluation Of A Woman, There’S No Doubt About It. It’S There"

[LazyGun]

So - Jon Snow, sexist pig, or honest depiction of what your everyman might think?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/jon-snow-sex-comes-into-every-evaluation-of-a-woman-9090375.html

For what its worth, I would agree with him - and I daresay many females might think along the same lines about male colleagues/acquaintances etc. - so much of the criticism he has received over this statement seems undeserved. This female commentator seems to, at least;

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/okay-ill-say-itjon-snow-is-not-alone-in-thinking-about-sex-with-colleagues-9092939.html

[emmie]

irrespective i would rather he had kept his thoughts to himself, it's not a criticism just a thought.

[emmie]

perhaps one doesn't think of one's colleagues in a sexual way, seeing as how you have to work with that person, people, imagine what his female colleagues think of him now, do some fancy him, or would act upon that fancy, probably not.

[jim360]

This received some attention in Chatterbank already:

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1310727.html

[woofgang]

I would think that on this Jon Snow...or anyone who hasn't done or read the research...can only speak for themselves.

[LazyGun]

@Jim Thanks for the link - I had missed that. Apologies for the duplication of topics.

[emmie]

i didn't see it either.

[andy-hughes]

I think he may not have meant 'sex' insofar as every man thinking in terms of a sexual relationship with every woman - but rather that the automatic primeval assessment of a potential mate kicks in on a subconcious level, and in that, I would be inclined to agree.

[pixie373]

That's what i said on the other thread, Andy. Nobody else agreed, though.

[andy-hughes]

Hi pix, maybe because the word 'sex' tends too set off a set of Pavlovian responses, which are in place before reasonable thought, or the idea of interperetation can kick in.

[pixie373]

Yes, i think a lot were interpreting "thinking" as fantasising /desiring/imagining etc. You're far more articulate than i am.

[jno]

sounds plausible to me - as does the reverse: people of both sexes weigh up members of the opposite sex as potential partners.

A slight difference might be that in 90% of cases women think "no" while men think "yes".

[youngmafbog]

Most would try and suppress it and to be honest with close colleges it may never occur, but otherwise it is a natural function to perpetuate the species.

[Old_Geezer]

There is already a thread on Mr Snow's comments. A long one. I think anyone who doesn't at some time think of sex with those they meet during the day must have an extremely low sex drive. Problem is things rarely develop from there ;-)

[ludwig]

I think all he's saying is that when you meet people you assess them sexually. There shouldn't be anything stunningly controversial about that. It's human nature. He goes on to say..

// "Once you’ve established a friendship or a working relationship with a woman, it’s parked. But it’s an interesting barrier. When you’ve gone through it and arrived at the other side, it’s never a problem again. //