The Beautiful Kind

A few years ago I scored the book Men Are Not Cost Effective. It basically proposes that since men are such jerks and commit most of the crime and cause most of the trouble in our society, we should institute a gender tax. I find this sooo amusing.

An excerpt:

…In a 700-page required US history textbook, only 17 pages are about women. This overemphasis on male accomplishments tends to elevate man’s importance in society, and vicariously the boy’s importance in his world and the girl’s unimportance.

And what does the boy learn in these history classes? He learns about wars and generals and conquering territory. He learns about Napoleon, Caesar, Hannibal, and Alexander the Great, all of whom conquered other people, destroyed property and plundered. This gives the boy an understanding of his own privilege. The plunderer gets into history books.

What does the girl learn? She learns about Joan of Ark who was burned at the stake for speaking her mind, no matter that she had led the country’s armies to victory. She learns about Cleopatra, who killed herself when her lover was defeated. The girl learns that she will never be in the history books, and she has to admire boys for what their gender has accomplished.

The author tickles me, but sure, I’ll play along. Men can pay their taxes directly to me. Various forms of payment accepted.