Grimy Grimes needs a lesson: Women 101

Jack Grimes really is a grimy guy. Was he 12 when he wrote this article, "Hook-Up Culture"? Grimes uses a number of different claims to support his primary claim, his argument, "The hook-up culture is simply an environment that expects casual sexual encounters that do not necessarily lead to anything further." Grimes speaks from a young male's college-life perspective about sex, dating and women. What is obvious, is that he hasn't done his homework. Grimes does not once define what "hooking up" is? Which base does one have to cover in order for it to count? Grimes seems to say that one must go all the way to take part in this cultural activity. This makes me question his authority because he is obviously not an expert in this field. He also appeals to the "common opinion." As a matter of fact, not everyone seeks to hook-up with different people every weekend. Sometimes hook-ups happen randomly, and not to everyone. Grimes also seems to say that for men, hooking-up is a privilege, it is incredible that anyone would allow you into their own world for a while. However, for women, hooking-up is not as empowering and admirable, "the boys make politely clap and publicly congratulate the women for liberating their sexuality and owning their miniskirt (stereotyping) and so on, but privately they are having a good laugh and passing the word on who is the easy lay." I find this to be completely false. I have many beautiful, sexual friends and we always have a good laugh behind the guy's back. Its not about our "hopes of a relationship getting tossed in the trash" like Grimes assumes, its mostly the other way around. Grimes also claims that dating is dead and maybe someday we could bring it back. That's not true either. I'm not sure how they do it at Tufts but a real man will take the girl on a date. An inexperienced college boy simply "hooks-up."