Ben Lee is a genius

Men are stupid. World leaders are a given but you don't have to look any further than the TV to see how men are held in contempt for their utter numbskulliness. There's the "Honey, have you seen my pants?" ad where stupid man is unable to dress himself without superior flower-pot-on-head-wearing woman. There's the man-washes-car-part-in-dishwasher ad where, well, a guy washes a shiny bit of metal from his car in the dishwasher. Then there's the stupid-man-follows-trail-of-underwear-into-garden-while-frigid-wife-drinks-coffee-alone ad where, well, you can probably figure out what happens there. Men are always accused of being slobs, living in a pigsty, not being responsible, or being the (n+1)th child of the family (where n=the actual number of offspring in a relationship). But hey, who starts screaming like a schoolgirl every time there's a huntsman on the back door? Yeah, men cop a lot of crap from the fairer sex (and I'm wondering how they got that adjective ascribed to them when so much of what they do is completely UNfair). But what of Ben Lee? Where does he come into it? Why do I think he's a genius? I'm not referring to his general talent for writing witty, clever and very catchy pop songs; this makes him popular. No, his genius comes from one single lyric that he employs over and over again in one of his recent songs, which, when used properly, is the ultimate response that any "stupid" male can give to any nagging female (the term 'nagging female' being somewhat of a tautology) when such derogatory criticism is hurled our way. And the great thing is that males of any age can employ the response, viz:

Teacher (female): Your grades are the worst in the class. You're insubordinate, insolet and just plain lazy! Student (male): And that's the way I like it. Girlfriend: Ooh, stop. You're doing it too hard. Boyfriend: But that's the way I like it. Wife: You're so unmotivated. You just plod along in your life without any focus or direction. Husband: And that's the way I like it, that's the way I like it.

A similar situation occurred to me a few days ago. I was home looking after little Misses L and M and C was doing some shopping. I had finished making lunch for everyone and had been taking apart a camera at the desk so a few things were out of place. C: I leave the house for one minute and I come home to this! You're such a slob! Me: So, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease, Baby, ple-ease...