H.L. Mencken - In Defense of Women

Hello RPWives,

I was preparing my post on anti-feminism when I gave Mencken's hyperbolic book on women a glance through. Although I wouldn't recommend reading this text to any of you, I thought this quote relevant given the last few recent posts.

My experience of the world has taught me that the average wine-bibber is a far better fellow than the average prohibitionist, and that the average rogue is better company than the average poor drudge, and that the worst white-slave trader of my acquaintance is a decenter man than the best vice crusader. In the same way I am convinced that the average woman, whatever her deficiencies, is greatly superior to the average man. The very ease with which she defies and swindles him in several capital situations of life is the clearest of proofs of her general superiority. She did not obtain her present high immunities as a gift from the gods, but only after a long and often bitter fight, and in that fight she exhibited forensic and tactical talents of a truly admirable order. There was no weakness of man that she did not penetrate and take advantage of. There was no trick that she did not put to effective use. There was no device so bold and inordinate that it daunted her.

Keep ya chins up, lassie's!

Regards,

HieronymusBoschClone