I do know that girls in their early twenties are easy and sweet. (Girls in their late twenties are easier but sad, and that isn't so sweet.) They are easy, I think, because they are sweet, and they are sweet, I think, because they are dumb.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker links youth to sweetness but implies intelligence reduces romantic appeal.
- In plain terms
- Young women are sweet because they are less experienced or knowledgeable.
- What can you take from it?
- Critique the valuation of ignorance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes someone attractive?
- Is ignorance ever a virtue?
Another view
It conflates innocence with lack of intelligence.
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