Reading over Slate’s website on my afternoon break today, I came upon the above titled article. I started smiling as two words popped into my brain - “bitter feminist.” When I clicked the link I was not surprised to find it was written by The DoubleX staff writer Christina Cauterucci. Ms. Cauterucci likely gets paid by the feminist column per outrage article. Luckily for her, she’s easily outraged.

In the article Ms. Cauterucci offers her suspected reasons why the 41 y/o Mr. DiCaprio only dates from that age demographic:

It could be that dating DiCaprio is a rite of passage for models, a common point of reference to help women of a certain age in a certain industry bond with one another as they pursue their late-20s careers.



Perhaps DiCaprio’s an advanced driver’s ed instructor, shepherding women through their training until they’re old enough to rent a car.



Or maybe he doesn’t want to risk dating anyone who’s just using him for his health insurance because she’s been booted from her parents’ plan.



Here’s my suspected reason:

Because he can! If the sum total of your relationship needs is a fuck buddy then that age group is the fucking sweet spot - pun intended.



Ah, but there in lies the heart of the matter from the feminist perspective: A “double standard”!

Older men—especially rich older men, especially rich and famous older men—date much younger women all the time. It’s one of those accepted, ubiquitous social cues that tell women they get less fuckable as they age, but men don’t.

What Ms. Cauterucci doesn’t acknowledge is this is only a “double standard” because most rich older women don’t want a 25 y/o fuck buddy. That makes it not a “double standard,” but a conscious and rational choice by them. Does anyone really think if rich, older women wanted to spread their legs for 25 y/o guys they would find no takers?

The whole premise behind MILFs (Mom I’d Like to Fuck) is more often than not, sadly, the like is not reciprocated.

Let’s face it. Ms. Cauterucci is bitter she’s too old to get fucked by Leonardo DiCaprio and too poor to entice a 25 y/o to ignore her wrinkles.

One other comment by Ms. Cauterucci stuck out at me:

Casual flings and rumored trysts aside, to public knowledge, DiCaprio has never had a relationship with anyone who’s been old enough to avoid a military draft.



Considering all women avoid the military draft due to a “gender exclusion” feminists are hypocritically silent about, it goes to show Ms. Cauterucci is as unknowledgeable about her issues as she is bitter she has aged out of Mr. DiCaprio’s age range