Guys Vs. Men

1 Pages 256 Words

Dave Barry states the truth in his essay “Guys vs. Men”. It is a full of gender based generalizations but these generalization are done in a humorous and tactful manner. I didn’t even get offended by the few stereotypes of women he wrote about.
I was in total agreement as soon as I read the first part about guys liking neat stuff. My ex-boyfriend is a perfect example. He bought a brand new truck. It was a perfectly nice truck. A week later, the truck, which was already pretty big, had a 6 inch suspension lift and 37 inch mud tires. When I asked him if he was going to go off road with it he looked at me completely aghast and said, “Yeah right, I don’t want to get mud all over my new truck. Do you know how much money I’ve put into it?”
The section about guys not having a well defined moral code was probably the section that I didn’t like the most but it seemed really true too. It seems like Barry is almost trying to excuse the behavior by putting it off in a humorous manner. The part that was really true, and probably my favorite part of the essay was, “Okay, so maybe I am saying guys are scum.”
“Guys are not great at communicating their intimate feelings, assuming they have any.” Need I say anymore about this section?
I really like the way Barry wrote this essay. He plays off the stereotypes very well. And his anecdotes are extremely funny....