Suckers and their sneakers

There's a new study out showing that men's running shoes are pretty much the same in terms of comfort and support -- no matter the price.

But, of course, lots of men are buying image, not performance, when they purchase sneakers or certain other products. Women generally do the same thing with some of the crap they buy.

I'd like to see a study on whether men or women are the bigger suckers in falling for the imagery peddled to them by advertisers. My guess is that there's little difference between the two genders.

Wait! Upon further reflection, I think men are the dumber consumers. Watch an NFL game on TV sometime and notice the countless ways in which ads for beers, cars, razors and other stuff manipulate the fears and dreams of men.

When you get right down to it, most men are afraid of being perceived as insufficiently masculine -- a matter we've discussed before (here, here and here) with respect to politics and religion.

Let's face it: Compared to women, men are somewhat more stupid -- not a lot, but unmistakably.

Whiny white men

Oh, pity the poor white man these days!

What with all your uppity women taking jobs that used to be the exclusive province of guys, and what with all your dusky minorities turning up all over the place, and what with your John Waynes being few and far between anymore -- well, Jeez, a white dude can hardly catch a break.

And now they tell us that the disfavor for the Democratic Party among most white men is just tough toast, because the demographic groups that lean toward the Democrats increasingly outnumber the white guys.

Women, know your limits

Pathological Hillary haters won't see the humor in this video, but people who walk upright will find it hilarious (or Hillaryous, as it were).

(H/T to Crooks and Liars.)