Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decvax!mcnc!unc!fsks From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Mensa people Message-ID: <564@unc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 11:55:53 EDT Article-I.D.: unc.564 Posted: Tue Jul 9 11:55:53 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jul-85 20:28:47 EDT References: <11309@brl-tgr.ARPA> <497@ttidcc.UUCP> <175@gymble.UUCP> <1198@peora.UUCP>Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 30 J. Eric Roskos writes: >>I think strong forces exist to make >>people who are "beautiful" not become well-educated. The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe): >This does _not_ represent my opinion. However, it's been said >that a beautiful (i.e. pretty) woman has no need for intelligence >or education because she already has a more effective way of >manipulating the men in her >environment to get what she wants. >As a former SO's aunt used to say: "You're sitting on a gold mine, dear." In my high school, the cheerleaders were not only the better-looking girls, but also the more studious. Several of them were straight-A students. Perhaps this is because in the South, scholarship is considered to be a feminine pursuit (boys were often embarrassed if their grades were too high). As to whether a beautiful woman has any incentive to develop her inner traits, it really depends on what sort of man she expects to attract. The more you have to offer, the more you can get. A woman who is ONLY beautiful may choose a man who is ONLY handsome, or perhaps a rich, ugly man. But if the woman has all three: brains (educations), great beauty, and good character/personality, then she will probably be better able to attract a sexy, successful man who is a real nice guy, as well. Conclusion: the more the better. Frank Silbermann