Sorry. As a female, I couldn't let this pass. Before I tell you about it though, I do want to remind you that history is full of brilliant men...or at least men that were smart enough to understand what the woman behind them was saying. Please don't assume I hate men or something like that.
I just told my Dad that I was writing this blog post, and he agreed, so I think this isn't anything new for anyone. I just wanted to point out that it's actually a thing, not just a joke. Well, at least not entirely.
So, the Male Idiot theory is basically what it sounds like. It was originally a joke from Reddit, but scientists took it and ran, like they love to do (and I love them doing). It's basically that men can be real idiots who take risks for no defensible reason, and are idiots.
An example, taken from the Darwin Awards, which I did a post about a while ago, is a guy who put together a pipe bomb, put it in the mail, had it returned due to insufficient postage, and opened the box. Seriously? I'm not surprised by this, but I really wish I was.
Men are more likely to take risks and do dangerous things, or be adrenaline junkies. That's not to say that women don't do stupid stuff, but it's more likely to be men.
There's a study in the British Medical Journal, below, and...well, before you defend men as a whole, please go look at the Darwin Awards website and see how many of those stories you can get through before you give up hope for humanity.
I don't think all men are idiots, or even that men are always idiots, but men are more likely to have big idiotic moments that are more memorable. I don't remember who said it first, but I've spent the last few years agreeing with an idea I heard. I'm not fond of people, but I like plenty of persons. Either way, I hope you laughed and I hope that the female readers use this to stop their menfolk from killing themselves, and I am a bit concerned that a guy is going to use this to justify insanity. Sources are below if you need to know more, otherwise, I'll see you around again later.
Sources:
British Medical Journal-- Darwin Awards: Sex Differences of Idiotic behavior
Readomania-- Male Idiot Theory
NPR-- Are Men Idiots? Studies Say Yes
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