The classic boy versus girls banter was in full effect with the debate full of witty one liners, like David Zinczenko zinger, "Men are not finished because we all know that when men are finished they just roll over and go to sleep". I can only assume that Zinczenko "borrowed" this one liner because it was basically the only worthwhile thing he said all night. He and his teammate Christina Hoff Sommers stuck to the argument that throughout history males have dominated and that will continue primarily because they are willing to do dangerous and dirty jobs. While the opposing team comprised of Dan Abrams and Hanna Rosin argued that men have dominated because women were prohibited from competing, but now that there is more of an equal playing field, and the economy is moving away from jobs that require brawn and strength, women are beginning to surpass men. Both sides made the audience laugh. Both sides made valid points, but it became clear early on that Abrams and Rosin were the better debaters. Best line of the night goes to Dan Abrams explaining why men are still dominant forces in politics and continue to earn more than women: "men are surviving on the fumes of sexism and unexamined residual beliefs about the sexes". I love the phrase "fumes of sexism".
video of Hanna Rosin's family having the men vs. women debate:
