I'm too sexy for my class

Mon, 01/12/2009 - 4:36pm

Via Glenn Reynolds, I see that professors have something in common with administrative assistants, baristas and personal trainers:  they are all, "careers that have more sex appeal than you probably realize," according to Anthony Balderrama: 

Behold the power of intellect: Someone who wasn't even on your romantic radar suddenly becomes the target of your affection when you find out he or she is intelligent -- or at least could be. Being a professor doesn't make anyone an automatic genius, but chances are these academics have expertise in at least one field, can speak a second or third language and have ambition (seeing as they spent a hefty portion of their time earning a few degrees). Plus, if anyone can make glasses go from nerdy to sexy, they can.

This is all clearly true.  I would add that all professors are also snappy dressers and unusually punctual in their daily lives.  Our hygeine is impeccable as well. 

Seriously, however, if people underestimated the sexiness of "personal trainers," then maybe the misperception is not the fault of the professions, but the fault of people who use CareerBuilder.com. 

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by Mr. Magoo on Mon, 01/12/2009 - 8:05pm

You also sound exactly like Aaron Schatz of Pro Football Propsectus.

So that makes you a football nerd geek too. You are oozing intellectual sexy...

Oh dear baby jeebus.

by sjc on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 12:24pm

Oh god. If I had any kind of sex appeal whatsoever, it was gone by year 3 of the PhD when I basically turned into Howard Hughes. (becoming a hermit, fingernails grew out, gained 10 pounds, peeing in jars...) I don't think I've recovered - I'm not sure any of us can.

And even if we had sex appeal - to what use? We spend the remaining Friday nights of our youth writing and researching away for job security and reputation.

However, I have to admit that one of our new staff members has the name "Dr. McDreamy" (and for good reason). It's just a little disturbing when the female students come in on my office hours just to ask if he is single. (And I have to resist telling them he's not exactly on their 'team'.) AH!