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From:
Kris Burwash
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Date:
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 20:22:15 -0700
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Re: [idm] IDM For Artsy Males
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ya i know....i was being silly, however.... i do run a record store and can honestly say that my customer base is 99% male...and every woman i have ever been involved with listens to good music but never buys anything. that was the
quoted 2 lines in my experience, i find that guys are generally more obsessive with their>in my experience, i find that guys are generally more obsessive with their >interests, and usually to the point of ....
sorry to have offended.....but i do still stand by the point that
quoted 2 lines i think women are just a wee bit> >i think women are just a wee bit > > smarter than us guys
and if that bothers you well i guess we'll just have to disagree k i'll try be less silly from now on.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ariana Paulson" <ariana@mimeticmusic.com> To: <idm@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [idm] IDM For Artsy Males
quoted 4 lines Maybe you were just joking, but....> Maybe you were just joking, but.... > > >i think women are just a wee bit > > smarter than us guys and if a girl is really that interested in music
she
quoted 6 lines just finds a guy that is a fanatic and there you go...she doesn't really> > just finds a guy that is a fanatic and there you go...she doesn't really > > need to buy music...he buys it all for her... > > Excuse me? Could you take half a second to unpack one of the most blatant > and outdated stereotypes still circulating? Women are rarely parasitic > consumers attached to men with money. This is particularly ridiculous at
a
quoted 2 lines time when (American) women are present in the workforce, earning wages> time when (American) women are present in the workforce, earning wages > (though getting paid isn't the only signifier of labor, since house*work*
is
quoted 8 lines just that) , and supporting themselves more than ever before.> just that) , and supporting themselves more than ever before. > > > > so while men are comparing their collections...women are still just > > comparing their men.. > > Do you get all your information about women by reading Cosmo? You seem to > imply that women have nothing better to do than think about men... that
they
quoted 2 lines don't engage in any meaningful work or pasttimes (other than consuming, of> don't engage in any meaningful work or pasttimes (other than consuming, of > course). Ah, and women "still" do this... as if they are more resistant
to
quoted 16 lines change than your average, dynamic man? Please.> change than your average, dynamic man? Please. > > I'm not going to purport to speak for all of 'womankind', nor even all > American women, but I think it's fair to say that in many (if not most) > cases, your opinions are offensive and bunk. > > -Ariana > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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