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This is such a short-sighted take. My wife was prom queen... 3 years before I met her. I forgot about it completely until I read your post and thought, "what a childish thing to say, no one cares about that." Why? Because I have 20 years of history with my wife. 2 children, a good job, a good life, and a happy family. Exactly 0% of that has anything to do with a prom that happened years before we met.
I want to live a long and happy life, and have as many days as possible with my wife, my children, and maybe their children (if they decide to have any). The things that worry me aren't whether or not I'm having sex with a former prom queen, but how can I stay healthy so I can have a chance to make as many memories with the people I love as possible. It's about whether or not they feel loved, accepted, and fulfilled. High school popularity has no value whatsoever to healthy, adjusted adults.
Have you ever heard of a metaphor?
We know what metaphors are, it's just a really bad one.
Can we not do the whole "women are objects to be ranked based on physical appearance only and fought over as prizes" thing, please? That prom queen has agency of her own-- who's to say she's even into the "winner", let alone that their personalities are in any way compatible? Maybe (assuming she's interested in men and looking for a relationship) she'd rather be with a guy who isn't hypercompetitive, who's more laid back and easygoing?
Which brings me to the other problem with your metaphor: what's "winning"? Someone could be doing well by society's metrics and be miserable, because their current lifestyle isn't the right fit for them. Someone else could be a total failure by society's metrics, but perfectly content with their life the way it is. Who's the real winner there? (Spoiler alert: it's the second person).
I don't know; can we not do the whole "unduly overreacting to the use of metaphor" thing, please? Honestly, your comment sounds exactly like something from a ChatGPT bot.
Tell ya what: don't use a sexist metaphor next time, and I promise not to overreact. ;)
Sorry I didn't put a ton of brainpower into spicing up the wording of a throwaway comment on an anonymous message board I wrote at near-midnight my time.