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I was not challenging the different approaches. I was challenging the notion that every time a woman is "complaining" about something, there is always a simple solution, or a solution at all, that can be arrived at logically, as simple as removing a nail from one's head. This is a man's weakness, and the video only exposes the woman's weakness, so the double critique is not clear. Which is why:

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I doubt women see much humor in it.

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And yet, men often act as though every problem has a simple solution, and they rarely hesitate to offer their opinion regardless of the actual simplicity or complexity of the matter. When a man listens to a woman complaining about a problem, he always sees the "simple solution" just like the man in this video sees a nail in the woman's head. It's a great metaphorical rendering of the oblivious, insensate man who, when confronted with a female problem, regardless of its actual simplicity or complexity, reduces the problem to something as simple as a nail in the head.

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When the solution to a problem is along the lines of standing up for yourself when people take advantage of you, how can you do this when you have never stood up for yourself in your whole life? When the solution involves clearly verbalizing your frustrations in a productive manner, how can you do this when you have never been able to verbalize in this manner? What do you do when you do not possess the requisite personal capabilities that could bring about a solution? This is the source of my critique of this video. Maybe there is a logical solution to every problem, but it's not really a solution if the person to whom the solution is suggested is incapable of implementing it.

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In my version of this video, the woman would eventually see that there is a nail in her head. She would then struggle to pull it out, as the man suggests, but the nail would not come out because she does not possess the necessary strength.

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I was just thinking about something ....... wouldn;t a screw have been more appropriate than a nail? She obviously has a screw loose ...... lol

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No, because any man that has been going through this would finally just lose it and tighten the screw in further and said "There, you no longer have a screw loose.".

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I was just thinking about something ....... wouldn;t a screw have been more appropriate than a nail? She obviously has a screw loose ...... lol

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Well, if nothing else, this thread is an interesting look at what men think of women.

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only a woman would say what you said

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I did it right this time!

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Mostly done tongue-in-cheek, yes.

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Entirely sarcastic in nature.

Of course, the best sarcasm has a strong basis in truth ......

Women could do the same thing with men, because I realize that we must have some annoying habits and foibles ..... somewhere.

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I was not challenging the different approaches. I was challenging the notion that every time a woman is "complaining" about something, there is always a simple solution, or a solution at all, that can be arrived at logically, as simple as removing a nail from one's head. This is a man's weakness, and the video only exposes the woman's weakness, so the double critique is not clear. Which is why:

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I doubt women see much humor in it.

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Very good.

The only reason I assumed women wouldn't see the humor is because the nail was in the woman's head. But I guess that actually makes your point.

I learn something every day.

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I'm sure that there is a similar one out there somewhere where the guy is sitting around in his underwear, farting, burping, and scratching himself, and saying "uh huh" while the woman talks about something important.

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Isn't that the one that made you famous?

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I used that one to get dates.



It worked once. She was blind and deaf.

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Isn't that the one that made you famous?

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I used that one to get dates.



It worked once. She was blind and deaf.

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Isn't that the one that made you famous?

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I used that one to get dates.



It worked once. She was blind and deaf.

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Unfortunately, her olfactory system was still working, and that was the end of that romance.

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Strange, usually it's that my dates have taste that does me in.