So I know MSN is not known for its highly intellectual articles, and a great deal of the “entertainment reading” on the website is inane drivel. But occasionally, it does have some interesting cultural ideas show up. Today, along with news about soccer, the RCMP and cancer we get this: “Top 12 things to never ask your boyfriend.” Gah. It’s all so predictable, like The Rules updated to be young and fresh for a new wave of women to be manipulated. But, along with finding ranting about these things cathartic, I also find them to be a treasure trove of arguments to use against the “there’s no need for feminism” contention.

Just by reading the title you can tell the major problem with this article is gender profiling. The idea that somehow all the millions of women on the planet are all asking their boyfriends the same questions and the millions of boyfriends all feel annoyed by them. There is also the issue that if you’re taking relationship advice from MSN, you’ve got some other issues.

Anyway, here they are:

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