For what its worth, I would agree with him - and I daresay many females might think along the same lines about male colleagues/acquaintances etc. - so much of the criticism he has received over this statement seems undeserved. This female commentator seems to, at least;
I think all he's saying is that when you meet people you assess them sexually. There shouldn't be anything stunningly controversial about that. It's human nature. He goes on to say.. // "Once you’ve established a friendship or a working relationship with a woman, it’s parked. But it’s an interesting barrier. When you’ve gone through it and arrived...
perhaps one doesn't think of one's colleagues in a sexual way, seeing as how you have to work with that person, people, imagine what his female colleagues think of him now, do some fancy him, or would act upon that fancy, probably not.
I think he may not have meant 'sex' insofar as every man thinking in terms of a sexual relationship with every woman - but rather that the automatic primeval assessment of a potential mate kicks in on a subconcious level, and in that, I would be inclined to agree.
Hi pix, maybe because the word 'sex' tends too set off a set of Pavlovian responses, which are in place before reasonable thought, or the idea of interperetation can kick in.
Most would try and suppress it and to be honest with close colleges it may never occur, but otherwise it is a natural function to perpetuate the species.
There is already a thread on Mr Snow's comments. A long one. I think anyone who doesn't at some time think of sex with those they meet during the day must have an extremely low sex drive. Problem is things rarely develop from there ;-)
I think all he's saying is that when you meet people you assess them sexually. There shouldn't be anything stunningly controversial about that. It's human nature. He goes on to say..
// "Once you’ve established a friendship or a working relationship with a woman, it’s parked. But it’s an interesting barrier. When you’ve gone through it and arrived at the other side, it’s never a problem again. //
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"sex Comes Into Every Evaluation Of A Woman, There’S No Doubt About It. It’S There"
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