Marcy's Life Lessons.. Women.... The Weaker Sex??

The Gibson Girls.... Not to be confused with the Gilmore Girls.. There's no confusing these two...

Gibson Girls drawings were the creation of Charles Dana Gibson
I have always been a big fan of this talented artist...

( I swear sometimes I feel like I was born too late)

While his work is vast.. these three prints made me laugh...

and also inspired a Marcy's Life Lesson..

The subject.

Women...

The Weaker Sex ?

Hahahahahahaha....Hahahahahaha.... Hahahahahahaha...

( Sorry.. Give me a minute to compose myself....)

OK.... let's carry on.....

A lot can be learned from just three of Mr Gibson's drawings...

Our first picture shows the eternal bachelor..

(Must be a run off from yesterday)

Shown here floating from one beautiful flower to the next..

HE would seem to have the upper hand/ wing.. seemingly having his "Pick"

Yet our next view shows a young man with what looks like the ghosts of women past.. almost haunting him.

He seems almost incapable of writing because of the voices whispering in his head...

Ultimately we have our bouffant beauties..

scrutinizing( and perhaps screwing with ) him under the looking glass..

He ....becomes a mere jot in their female world...

Amazing isn't it.. the power SOME women have over men?

Sometimes it is their great beauty

that hypnotisesthese poor schmucks...

Sometimes it is intangible....

Something one is unable to quite put their finger on... leaving them unable to explain exactly... what the IT... is.
Is it Charm? Grace?

Personality? A Frying Pan?
What ever IT.. is..

Sometimes all it takes is the batting of eyelashes to bring a man to his knees.. (and Sometimes... it's the Frying Pan)

Often....it is the turn of a phrase that suddenly makes Your great idea seem like it was his all along...

I'll give you an example...

I love the line in My Big Fat Greek Wedding..

(Which by the way... That movie could not have been more similar to my own wedding....)

Maria Portokalos(The Mother) says to Toula Portokalos (The Daughter)

" The men may be the head of the house, but the women are the neck.. and they can turn the head anyway they want"

Later in a restaurant scene between Maria (Mom) Gus ( Dad) and Aunt Vuola...

Toula stands by in utter amazement as these two veterans of Male persuasion manage to convince Gus that Collage would be a good idea for Toula..

(An idea he formally thought ridiculous)

"I know she's smart...So what for she needs more school?She's smart enough for a girl."

This kind of power is a heady thing ladies...

The trick is.. having this potent gift.. and yet somehow...not emasculate the poor guy.

That ladies..THAT.....is power
So much for the weaker sex...

Have a great day!!!