Dumping All Men in the ‘Dog Pile’: Has Scandal Made You Cynical About Love?
Herman Cain and his wife Gloria Cain wave to the crowd before announcing he has suspended his presidential campaign after allegations of an affair. (Photo Credit: AFP )
“I really don’t want to hear it anymore,” I told my friend—a statement that was met with a shocked and somewhat insulted look.
I didn’t mean to be harsh. I just didn’t want to hear any more talk about how “all men are dogs, especially the corny ones in the pulpit.”
The conversation started at Denny’s after church when a few of the ladies from the singles ministry decided to go out and grab a bite to eat. I was extremely hungry, so initially I was too busy chomping down on my classic cheeseburger and fries to share my personal response to this ruthless man-bashing session.
The ladies hopped from one topic to the next. First they talked about the now deceased pastor, Zachery Tims, and his rendezvous with a stripper. Next, the topic skipped over to Bishop Noel Jones dating reality TV star, Lisa Raye and how they didn’t approve of that. Then, finally, things got really ugly when the discussion turned to Herman Cain and all the allegations against him.
I had to sit through comments like, “These men in the church are the worst ones,” or “I may as well go to the club and find a man, because the so-called ‘saved’ ones ain’t no different.”
On and on the convo went, getting more cynical by the minute.
By the time I swallowed my last bite of burger that I had eaten way too fast, one of my girlfriends asked me, “So Ashley, what do you think?”
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