Why is there no option for "The creator of this poll is an unbelievable caveman."

It would be the most-voted option.

Try not to be an advocate for humankind's worst instincts

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I know it's the caveman part of me, but I just couldn't accept her. Nothing to do with religion. Almost nothing to do with insecurities. Just something that smacks me in the back of the head, "NO." Friends, sure. Married a friend/family member? Whatever to each their own. Intimate relationship? Nope. It's not her, it's me.


If you never knew would it ever bother you?

I hear you despite my provocative question. I was talking to a friend recently about the women she finds attractive, and I actually asked the question - would you date a woman who was previously a guy? Flat-out "No way!" was the answer, and the speed with which it was uttered took me by surprise. I pondered the question in my own time and came to a similar conclusion - I don't think I'd be comfortable dating a woman who was previously male. My only reassurance at the guilt I felt when I came to that conclusion was that what I don't know won't hurt me.

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I know it's the caveman part of me, but I just couldn't accept her. Nothing to do with religion. Almost nothing to do with insecurities. Just something that smacks me in the back of the head, "NO." Friends, sure. Married a friend/family member? Whatever to each their own. Intimate relationship? Nope. It's not her, it's me.


Same, and I feel bad about that. There's a part of me that's just like "No Ew" and I don't like that part of me. I've kissed guys before, I don't think it's that big of a deal, I see a gay couple and go "awwww". I just don't like the idea of having sex with a transexual. It's a strange thing that I feel that way but I should be honest about it.

I know it's the caveman part of me, but I just couldn't accept her. Nothing to do with religion. Almost nothing to do with insecurities. Just something that smacks me in the back of the head, "NO." Friends, sure. Married a friend/family member? Whatever to each their own. Intimate relationship? Nope. It's not her, it's me.

Lol'd at Captain Caveman.

The veneer of civilization was always very thin. Evolutionary and biologically, we are still caveman, we are still strongly driven by instincts and not rational thought.

@chilaxe I understand your sentiment, but it's just a form of entertainment. You could make the same argument about cinema. Professional sports also bring in a tremendous amount of revenue for the state. It's up to the consumer to decide if their money is worth attendance or not and at that level it's no different than choosing to buy a movie ticket or pay for cable TV.

I'm not defending rabid fans at all, but sport in general as a means of entertainment, particularly if you're involved, isn't any worse than other forms of entertainment. What would you propose as an alternative that wouldn't carry the same generalization of "a more intellectual venture?" We can't spend ALL our time thinking.. How is watching cat or moose videos on videosift a better use of time than watching, or better yet engaging, in some form of sport?

I'm just playing devil's advocate over here, your caveman example is amusing, but why are you assuming that just because you like one team more than another you're unintelligent? I think Chris Sharma (http://youtu.be/ulepAmX2tTw) is incredible and so if I were to watch him in a competition, I want him to do well. I don't see what's wrong with being inspired by an athlete and wanting them to succeed. Watching an athlete overcome adversity like Lance Armstrong can be inspiring too.

Fucking love it. Watched it 3 times now. Poor Mrs Caveman.

Seems like a case of "I'm famous so I can say anything I want" vs "I'm a caveman so I can DO anything I want."

As an avid fan of Gary Larson, I immediately saw that this was a picture of a "modern" caveman. An oxymoron but funny.

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(I'm saying he's a caveman)

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I think the important part of this video is :30-35.


Lol... he's like a caveman exiting the forest, apprehensively looking for tigers.

No, men don't get objectified. We get thrown in one of two camps: the studly, handsome, can-do-no-wrong supermodel hero, or the dumb, dorky doofus of caveman intelligence when paired with the intellect of a woman in the same movie/commerical/etc.

I don't and can't advocate violence when it comes to bully's - but what do you do when no one will step in and help you - this is a classic response to abuse of any kind.

I work with kids on a volunteer basis and sometimes have to help manage groups of up to 100 kids. One thing I've noticed is that there are always one or two kids (boys) who are small (or under-sized) for their age who use bullying tactics just to gain stature in the group. Stomping (hard) on other kids feet when lining up, hitting, pinching and more - little things but they ad up and it gains them status in the group.

Girls usually don't get physical but use words to hurt other girls, things that might seem subtle but again builds up to more in the child being bullied.

I've also noticed that these smaller kids are often the instigators. Other kids join in to become a group (3-4) who in turn, turn on other kids because "It's fun and kind of funny" (to them) and it saves face in front of their peers. Other kids would rather join in than become the next target. They align themselves with the one aggressor that is trying to become the Alpha-male/female of the group in order to maintain their own stature and stay at the top of the pack. This attitude is instinctual and most of them don't even notice they are doing it. It may be an instinctual survival skill dating back to our animal instincts in the caveman days (conjecture).

As an adult, the big thing is to address it as soon as it's mentioned by sitting down all parties involved. Let them know you are going to be checking in with them and will continue to do so. every time it is mentioned that "it happened again" or is "still happening". then you meet with them again. We make it clear with a yellow card system. (second card is a call home, third card is a meeting with the parents to discuss the situation in person.) It's not the cards that are important, it's that they know things are happening and will continue to happen - if they don't revise the behavior, then the situation will get worse for them.

If I was to pick someone at fault here, I'd choose the parents, the teachers and the system that is place for these kids. Kids who bully have other issues that are not being addressed such as being bullied themselves or bad home situations. Kids who get bullied are kids who don't have parents that engage them in meaningful discussions so the kids can confide in them various bad situations that they may be in.

Schools, it seems have cut back on supervision when the kids go outside - they become free to do what ever they want and that's the best time for "positioning" amongst the kids. If the school doesn't provide a comprehensive plan for dealing with this and involve the kids with what the plan is from day one and then continue to remind them throughout the year, how will they control the situation and stop it before it starts. The teachers are part of that system and should be standing up for the kids and a solid set of guidelines (not saying this school didn't have guidelines).

This situation should have been diffused long before it got to this point. I feel bad for both boys. No one should have to be bullied and where was the support for the boy who did the bullying. His situation should have been identified early on and given some attention.