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Like how they make a cheating wife out

posted 14 years ago by Jebus_Saves
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to be some sort of good person. That would never fly the other way around (if it were a cheating husband he would be viewed as scum).

[–] winky420 14 years ago

Tim Lippe was cheating on (or so he thought) Marcy and they made him a good guy so boom! your argument is blasted out of the water.

[–] gomi2 14 years ago

But Marcy never wanted any permanent romantic relationship with Lippe, and she was happy that he did sleep with another woman so that he would finally attach himself to someone else. He didn't have a chance to be vilified because he never hurt anyone else by his perceived "cheating."

Boom. Your argument is nullified in the water. :)

[–] Jebus_Saves 14 years ago

Did you miss the part where he apologizes profusely and feels horrible whereas she is completely unrepentant and thinks she has done nothing wrong?

[–] cberbes 14 years ago

Yea, she admitted that her annual trips to CR was a "get away" from her life and she banged out someone. So every year she cheats on her husband....yet she is a "nice person".

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[–] lonniemac 13 years ago

In her case who did it really hurt? Her hubby didn't know and it didn't interfere with their marriage.

[–] gomi2 14 years ago

Yeah, you're right.

That's the double standard our society has:
A woman who enjoys sex with multiple partners is a slut and she's a bad person.
A guy who enjoys sex with multiple partners is "just being a guy."

A woman cheats on a man because he's a selfish, neglectful @$$hole who won't put her needs before his and show her any affection.
A man cheats on a woman because he's a selfish, neglectful @$$hole who won't think of anyone but himself.

Sad how it works out that way, but at least it balances out.

[–] hoganismydad 13 years ago

You're a brainwashed idiot.

Cheating women are NEVER portrayed badly in any film. There are countless examples. Nurse Jackie, The Big C, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Little Children, are just a few examples of shows and movies always expecting you to accept cheating women and there is no male equivalent.

[–] tunis5000 13 years ago

looks to me you need to re-read his post LOL

[–] jerrellejames-1 13 years ago

Cheating women are NEVER portrayed badly in any film

Here are a few movies that disproves that:

The Room http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368226/

The Last Seduction http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110308/

Body Heat http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082089/

The Postman Always Rings Twice http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038854/

Murder, My Sweet http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037101/

Double Indemnity http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036775/

As you can see, it's real popular in the noir genre.

[–] Tequila_Eclipse 13 years ago

OMG, good people can do bad/selfish things sometimes. WHAT A REVELATION!

I wish the real world was like the world you believe in, black and white where good and bad live on opposite sides of the street.

[–] Jim_James 12 years ago

John C. Reilly's character is implied to have cheated on his wife and he's ultimately portrayed as a good guy in the movie.

Dig him up and shake his hand. Appreciate the man.