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27 Tips For Men When Asked If They’ve Ever Read A Female Author

4. Tease her for being obsessed with Harry Potter (the first and only woman-written book that comes to mind). But pat yourself on the back for knowing that, because J.K. Rowling did try to do that name-tricky-thing.

Rowling at the White House in 2010

Daniel Ogren

“She’s a little obscure, but I like to stay informed about such things.”

5. Ask if a woman wrote Holes.

6. While you didn’t read “Untamed” per se, you did read the front cover, when you bought it for your mom. You have no idea what it’s about, but it was written by a woman, and your mom’s a woman, so it seemed like a good fit.

7. Affirm that you voted for Hillary. I mean, what was the point in even doing that, if you’re not going to be able to use it later to build cred as a feminist icon.

State of Terror

Macmillan

You’ve even preordered the book Clinton “wrote” about a heroic secretary of state!

8. Bring up the inherent pretension in the question. Maybe you just don’t read books. Not everyone went to Harvard! You did, but still. 

9. Oh, and while you’re bringing up things, bring up that you went to Harvard. You haven’t mentioned it since before you started talking about Hunter S. Thompson, so maybe she forgot.

10. Ask her if she’s ever watched a man do ballet, and then point out the hypocrisy—okay, never mind, she has watched a man do ballet. Show-off.

KCB Dancers Michael Davis & Craig Hall perform to Ian Poulis' piece, 'Reflections: A Culmination'

KCBalletMedia

Ask about his bulge. Ask if he was bigger than you … but, like, in a subtle way.

27 Tips For Men When Asked If They’ve Ever Read A Female Author
Source: Pinoy Daily News

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