Cover Stories, Coffee and Stinky Cheese

Usually, I am not one to male bash.  I understand that support for the modern male and roles they play in this day and age is not supported by the populous, or studied because, let's face it the WASP is a minority and nobody really cares.  Those that do care and take the time to speak out are a select few who have a keen insight to humanity.  Let's face it: men, you aren't helping yourself in the least bit since a good chunk of you fall under the "stereotypes" of being a men.  Those of you who are a fighting modern male I support you, but with great reservations.

I don't know anybody who doesn't have an ego, but it has come to my attention recently that it is men's ego that is inflated.  Well, maybe that is a bad way of saying it.  Maybe they are just more loudmouthed about it.  Anyway the reason I bring this is up is because of my work cronies.  I am the ONLY female amongst very diverse, but stereotypical males.  You have the laid back stoner, the "I am holier than thou" religious guy, and the manly man's man.  

I am going to try to keep this short so I will get straight to the point.  Today, we were waiting at our meeting spot before we went to work and they had a magazine in front of them.  They had it flipped over so only the back was facing up so "I wouldn't be offended."  It was one of those stupid tabloid magazines to make you either hate Hollywood or yourself for not looking like a bag of bones with skin on it.   It had Kim Kardashian on the front in a bikini, with her midsection was obviously photo chopped (nice job magazine!).  Even the guys agreed with me on this, but really?  You think a half naked lady will offend me, for one?  Another there were more pictures of not only her, but also other 'fit celebs' in bikinis throughout the magazine, but they were so enamored by the cover they didn't bother to look through - which for some retarded reason (I am acknowledging that this is stupid) really bothers me.  (Inside the magazine where there was a diff. pic. of Kim she looked much less photo chopped).  To join in on the conversation I started talking about boobs with the guys, because well, let's face it they are straight males and love 'em.  But then they started getting all squirm-ish and uncomfortable.  Seriously?  I don't understand it - does it take away the enigma and suspense?  

I've never been able to join in on their "guy conversations" because then they feel awkward, and the bad. And then the manly man's man inevitably ends up saying - "I feel so bad for you women."  Well, not as bad as I feel for you, you uneducated ass.  But really, he's not a bad guy, just kind of ignorant and as I just said, uneducated.

I have a super sensitive nose, and smelled the man that I am sitting near before I saw him (I am facing the wall).  He smells like stinky cheese, and it's pretty pungent even over the smell of the coffee shop.