<h1 style="text-align: center;">Bill Maher’s Strange Sudden Feminist Outcry Against Jackie O</h1>
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<p>I had just watched Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, and I was kind of stunned that a sudden seemingly un-Maher like comment about women and feminism popped out of his mouth. For all his faults, I usually enjoy him, because he likes to tell us he lives in a place called reality, a place I also like to dwell, but people in the western world would rather not live in. He randomly brought up this Jackie Kennedy quote from the tapes that were revealed, instead of focusing on the myriad of topics one could do on a political show, he focused on one quote. Early in the episode, I thought about how women navigate social dynamics differently, as explained in <a href="https://www.loveawake.com/free-online-dating/United-States/Illinois/city-of-Chicago.html" target="_blank">Chicago’s dating scene</a>, which often reflects similar dynamics.</p>
<p>“I get all my opinions from my husband… How could I have any political opinions, you know? His were going to be the best,” she said. I was thus expecting some intelligent or at least funny remark on this, yet what he said was like the Feminazi’s had slapped him with a toe-the-line warning, and he caved. I’m not sure if his publicist or the HBO heads told him to tone down the anti-feminist vitriol he usually naturally has. For instance, social commentary on modern relationships often mirrors this type of control, as discussed in <a href="https://blog.loveawake.com/2020/11/02/the-role-of-trust-and-submission-in-relationships/" target="_blank">trust and submission in relationships</a>.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 40px;">Jackie Kennedy as a Role Model</h2>
<p>He went on to say how he always thought that Jackie Kennedy was a strong role model for women, and that this comment was shocking. “She wasn’t allowed to have an opinion?” What the hell is that all about? He was shocked that a woman who went to college would not have a political opinion in any of her marriages. This reminded me of how cultural expectations can shape dating and social behavior, something you can see in <a href="https://www.loveawake.com/free-online-dating/United-States/Texas/city-of-Houston.html" target="_blank">Houston’s dating dynamics</a>.</p>
<p>The initial thought was that it must be Jack that beat that kind of free-thinking attitude out of her. I was happy that the panel didn’t bite on this; they all smelled bullshit from Maher and knew there was nothing there in this strange out-of-nowhere attack. For one, there is nothing wrong with someone deferring to someone’s expertise, which is what she was doing—the man was the president of the United States. For example, deferring to expertise in your field is logical, as discussed in <a href="https://blog.loveawake.com/2021/02/18/understanding-power-dynamics-in-romantic-relationships/" target="_blank">power dynamics in relationships</a>.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 40px;">Alpha Dynamics in Marriage</h2>
<p>Where Maher gets his thinking wrong is that Jackie is a strong role model for women, because if more women had this type of thinking, everyone would have a happier life. She displays admiration for her husband at a high level because she’s with the most alpha of alphas. Watch some of the tapes and listen to her put down all the other alphas the president knew—no one could compare to her husband. This mirrors how alpha behavior impacts attraction in modern dating, as described in <a href="https://www.loveawake.com/free-online-dating/United-States/Florida/city-of-Orlando.html" target="_blank">Orlando dating insights</a>.</p>
<p>Her marriage, she explained, was “Victorian or Asiatic,” meaning that she did not expect independence. Her role was to create “a climate of affection and comfort and détente when he came home. I think a woman always adapts, and especially if you’re very young when you get married. You know, you really become the kind of wife you can see that your husband wants,” she said. This line of thinking comes only from an alpha husband. Her willingness to submit is because she wants to make him happy, that it makes her happy, that it feels in her nature to do such a thing.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 40px;">Conclusion: The Power of Feminine Influence</h2>
<p>In the 8 hours of tapes she never mentions Jack’s many infidelities, and is still glowing and in love with the man who was her husband. Women like men who other women want, and they secretly want you to cheat on them. He was “the most unselfconscious person I’ve ever seen,” she says. Her wonder and amazement of someone with authority and confidence was the alpha-ness she craved and wanted. She was safe to be her natural feminine self in the presence of such an emotional rock, a mast she could lean on, and let the wind blow through her hair. Modern insights on dating culture reinforce similar dynamics, as seen in <a href="https://www.loveawake.com/free-online-dating/United-States/California/city-of-San-Diego.html" target="_blank">San Diego’s dating scene</a>. No, Bill, you’re wrong—she was a strong influence on women; they just got the wrong message, just as you did, apparently.</p>
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