The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-13
HAL
BOYLE
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feel doomed? Is he female of the
human species on the way out?
This fascinating possibility of a
womanless world is no meer-
schaum dream pulled up by a
mere grumpy old male.
The average man today may
have his grudges against the I'M
fair sex. But his attitude toward
women is pretty much that of a
sportsman toward racehorses: he
would like to improve the breed
not abolish it.
Are such efforts to achieve the
better woman too late? A pioneer
lady commentator apparently be-
lieves it is.
women, who have brought this
fate on theselves, are on the way
out, like other biological caprices
of the past" wrote 1nez Robb,
noted war-of-the-sexes correspon-
dent and long one of the feminist
movements leading stateswomen.
1--WE women are simply terrible
not worth a fraction of the
time and reform efforts lavished
upon us by the opposite SEX
Predicting the tension between
the sexes would end in the COM
plete elimination of the present
female sex-at least as we know
it today - Mrs. Robb gave this
gloomy forecast:
Like all species that have re-
fused to adapt, we are on the way
to oblivion. It is inevitable that
man, creator of the atom bomb
and the mechanical brain, will
eventually invent a more satisfac-
tory something to replace women"
Such a glum outlook sounds like
heresy to the ordinary American
male, who stubbornly clings to the
theory that with proper care and
training a good man can turn al
most any modern woman into a
human being. And a scientist l
talked to said Mrs. Robb was put
ting the cart before the horse.
Science will never develop a
satisfactory substitute for women"
he said fatty. where would you
start? 1t works the other way
around. 1t was by studying women
that science got its ideas for the
harrow, the photograph, the atom
bomb and the mechanical brain.
'.But ,cross-breeding these inven-
tons wouldn't create a desirable
ersatz woman. You'd just have dy-
manic chaos with an electronic
feminine accent"
Other male authorities contest
Mrs. Robb's theory that women
are in danger of vanishing.
1.-THE sex does have its fossil
forms, but l see no signs they are
dying out" said one anthropolo-
gist, who preferred to remain an
onymous.
Actually women are flourish
ing more in this civilization than
the boil weevil. There are more of
them all the time, they are living
longer, they control more money.
and they are growing bigger and
stronger. Haven't you noticed how
much easier it is for them to push
a man out of the way now than
it was 10 years ago."
wives are certainly getting
more historical every year. But
And a husband / consulted said:
wives are certainly getting
more historical every year. But
extinct? No! Most Of them haven't
even caught their second wind"
But the most interesting sum-
mary of the whole matter, | felt,
came from a white-haired old
bachelor who said:
"Son, the easiest way 10 kill a
woman is with flattery. They can
weather anything better than that.
That is why men have to be care
full not to appear too grateful to
women for being the fine people
they are. They are afraid they will
praise women TO death"
Most women--along with Mrs.
Robb--will probably agree their
sex is in no present danger OF be.
coming extinct from this cause.
But it should cheer them to know
the real reason why men some
times fight 80 hard against show.
ing how much they appreciate
sharing q world frightened by so
many lovely ladies.
They just don't want them all
to die Of praise.