The chapter entitled "Sex and Non-Persons" particularly puzzled me.

It seems like a book about decoding body language.

What's the sexist part? The "loose woman" comment?

Other cover questions: "What happened to her shoes?" "Can I have a hit off of that?" "Julius isn't your real name, is it?" "How does it feel to be named after an orange drink?"

This from a chapter on "The Silent Language of Love"--about why one guy gets all the girls

“Ask the girls and they’ll shrug. “I don’t know. He just has his antennae out, I guess. I get signals, and I answer them, and the first thing I know…� " p83.

I own that book, somewhere, and I don't recall how sexist or non-sexist the content is, but damn, that is a stupid cover. I think there was a sequel too, with a woman on a white cover, but I might be confusing that with another book.

Read the book excerpt in Vanessa's link. Sexism becomes rather obvious...

"But, hell, Ted--no girl at home would walk like that unless--unless she was asking for it."

Methinks I've found a gem.

What's the sexist part? The "loose woman" comment?

Uh yeah, I would think that's pretty obvious, along with "manipulator."

"Pickups, AC and DC"...?

I have that book!! I bought it when I was 13 because I was interested in psychology. Heh, I'll have to read it again before I burn it.

Jeez, I remember reading this when it first came out. I was in grammar school and even then I knew it was BS!

I'll have to look for that the next time I go used-book shopping. I have this bad habit of collecting dating and etiquette books from past eras.

Methinks I've found a gem.>

Oh yes, we could send it to Cosmopolitan to show them that hey, grey rape isn't a new idea, just ask Ted!

While it is an unapologetically non-PC book, it is excellent on the body language topic.

Norbiz, you never cease to crack me up.

There are people who are "touchers," compulsive touchers, who seem completely impervious to all messages they may get from friends or companions.

uhhhh

hahahahaha!

OMG I totally remember that book! My grandma (God rest her strong woman soul) had a copy on her bookshelf. I remember reading parts of it when I was around 8 and thinking it was sorta silly.

I got this book from a dumpster one night when i was in high school. I read it in one night. It appalled and disgusted me, especially since I was trying to figure out how to show confidence in my body language around that time and this book had some pretty cockeyed suggestions. I threw it out again the next day. Guess I found out why it was there i the first place.

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