The ten and twenty percent referred to in Ms Dallas numbers are of the entire male student population. It's fairly well known that women regard 80% of men as below average, so her numbers are right in line with that.
That is my reading as well, however, the plain language of the words she uses (or how they were transcribed by the "journalist") indicates ten to twenty percent of the student body are eligible. The proper way to articulate what she was almost certainly thinking would be, "40 percent of the student population is male, and only twenty percent of that male population is suitable, with half of that already taken."
The story of Adam Gellin indicates that at least in some instances they are not even looking at the men they turn down in any sort of rational way, they just look to see how other women regard him, who are looking at other women regard him. I hope people will choose to read I am Charlotte Simmons before reading my analysis and review, but at nearly 800 pages, this review provides my readers with the extraordinary insight Tom Wolfe provides.
The ten and twenty percent referred to in Ms Dallas numbers are of the entire male student population. It's fairly well known that women regard 80% of men as below average, so her numbers are right in line with that.
That is my reading as well, however, the plain language of the words she uses (or how they were transcribed by the "journalist") indicates ten to twenty percent of the student body are eligible. The proper way to articulate what she was almost certainly thinking would be, "40 percent of the student population is male, and only twenty percent of that male population is suitable, with half of that already taken."
The story of Adam Gellin indicates that at least in some instances they are not even looking at the men they turn down in any sort of rational way, they just look to see how other women regard him, who are looking at other women regard him. I hope people will choose to read I am Charlotte Simmons before reading my analysis and review, but at nearly 800 pages, this review provides my readers with the extraordinary insight Tom Wolfe provides.