The S**t Test is a very real phenomenon discussed by professional pick-up artists in which attractive women subtly test a man’s strength by making snide comments. Ask any average looking man who tries to pick-up a very attractive woman, and he’ll say that she’ll most likely give him a hard time.
The S**t Test will gauge a man’s intentions: Does he only like her because she’s pretty? Does he hit on every girl in sight because he’s desperate? Does he have standards? Is he a match for her intelligence? Does he think on his feet, with confidence?
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Only after demonstrating that he is above such cowardly loshon hara (slander), could he have addressed, as a statesman, the substance of allegations, without taking it personally and without being defensive. He would have proven that he is not chickens**t precisely because he does not need to appease such lewdness. Those Obama officials would have no choice but to respect him, even if they still won't go out on a date.