I digress, though. Perhaps I’m reading too much into your “Just in case you needed another reason for why being young, female, and b00b-endowed is ultimately a good thing, my mechanic provides the answers” and “Uh huh buddy, I see what you’re doing. I like it. I’ll reap the benefits my b00bs bring!” statements.

Certainly the two scenarios and outcomes are highly dissimilar, and I don’t suggest that there is any common factor between them aside from your beliefs as to how much people should rely on body-part considerations in their decision making. This is the principle I’m inquiring about.

If one is in a relationship, and one’s partner is gauging their interest in said relationship on whatever breasts the other possesses, this is a bad judgement, and will (presumably) lead to bad outcomes. If one is seeking a hire car from a mechanic, and said mechanic will judge what quality car the client will receive based on the breasts they possess, this is also a bad judgement (it is, after all, the same judgement), though with a potentially beneficial outcome.

Your acceptance of the latter, but not the former, implies that you are endorsing of the idea of people making (and acting on) decisions based on body-parts, when the outcome is beneficial. This would be fine (sort of) if you cared only about the consequences of someone’s actions, as opposed to the principles behind their decisions. But in the relationship context, your objection to a person’s employment of body-part centred judgements seems drawn from the reality that body-parts are an unfair and meaningless basis for making important decisions about someone as a person. As such, the core judgement is flawed, and as a matter of principle, nothing truly good could come of it.

It just seems strange, then, that you would be willing to celebrate a positive outcome, which is the result of a judgement that in another circumstance you would condemn on principle.

That said, I don’t mean to come here and harrass you on your own blog. It would be crossing the line between consistent behaviour and ‘activism’ to actively refuse a better hire car on suspicion that you received it for less-than-honourable reasons. I just found it odd that you seemed to celebrate this event in your entry.

As for consistency in a global sense, the value isn’t so much in consistent behaviour (though it helps), but consistent judgements, beliefs and standards. How one behaves is often an indication of what one thinks, and consistency in what one thinks about the world suggests that one’s stance is well-formed, or at least strongly considered. In that sense I would suggest that consistency is good in that it tends to be necessary (though not sufficient) for well thought out, reasonable world views.

I really should apologise for this, as well. I write replies that are entirely too long, and I’d imagine you’re not fond of long comments cluttering up your blog pages.

Reply: There’s no need to apologise – if writing long replies is the only way you can get a message across, then that’s just the way it is. Nevertheless I reiterate: regardless of the principles behind the action, you have to consider the circumstances in which it takes place. I know that by accepting a better hire car, I’m not being held to a longer commitment. If I enter a relationship knowing that the other party is embarking on said relationship because of my breasts, I am being held to a longer commitment.

While on principle I may wish to be acknowledged for my person rather than my physical appearance, I understand that in day to day life people will see me as nothing but a pair of knockers – this is a reality, so I’m more than willing to reap the benefits that this stereotyping may bring. If I get a better hire car, if I get served first at a bar, if I get a few drinks bought for me, I’m not going to turn them down. To knowingly embark on a longer commitment where my value is measured by the bouyancy of my breasts however, is anathema.

Reply: I’m failing to see how I’m not ‘allowed’ to hold two positions on the same topic? Obviously it depends on the situation and consequences of the situation – if I get a better hire car on the basis of my physical appearance, I’m not going to turn it down. If I’m in a long-term relationship with someone who’s with me on the basis of my breasts, obviously that’s not ideal.

The effort and time placed into the two situations is entirely different – I’m interested in how you believe that renting a hire car and a long-term relationship can be the same, and indeed, why you believe that people have to be consistent in all circumstances.

Your “knockers” are hard workers. Very nice. :)