Believe it or not, but last Monday this category appeared in the U.S edition of Jeopardy:

No, it’s not a joke.

(What are Levi’s?)

No, it’s still not a joke.

(What is the crossword puzzle?)

(What is a vacuum cleaner?)

Honestly, this ACTUALLY happened. It’s not a joke!

(What is Pilates?)

This might seem too ridiculous to be true, but unfortunately someone (well, in fact, it was probably a whole group of people) thought that this category was a good idea: light, pleasant, entertaining AND educational! You see, dear reader, I don’t know if you got the message sent around the Jeopardy office, but… women are not people. They are simply a deviant creature, a distant cousin of the human being. They are similar in some aspects to mankind, but still so very different and strange. They are mysterious, yet homogenous, creatures with simple pleasures. (Forget about equal pay, I want a pair of Levi’s!) They are easily defined, categorised and catalogued. Unlike the complex man with his intelligence, social conscience and idiosyncrasies, women just make the perfect Jeopardy category!

Thank you, Jeopardy, for perpetuating female stereotypes and sexist humor!