Historically, most men were allowed to work out of the house. That has little to do with innate ability. Besides real men do not take pictures, they play football, and join the army.
-- Bob W wrote: > it is a truism* that historically most artists, sculptors etc. are > also men, and men are supposedly more visually-oriented than women. So > a non-gearhead explanation could be that men are more likely to want > to go out and take pictures. > > A better way to make your son a man amongst men (assuming that's > something to be desired, which I think is highly debatable) is to > teach him to like football & beer. There are few sadder sights than a > cluster of middle-aged men in beige peering longingly into the window > of a camera shop. > > *this is not necessarily a direct result of any genetic differences, > but could derive from the greater social power of men historically. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Tim Øsleby >> Sent: 22 October 2006 15:41 >> To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >> Subject: RE: Your first camera >> >> To me, it is pretty obvious that you are correct. >> Men are gear heads. It is a part of our identity as men. And >> being a gear >> head is also the ticket into the world of male bonding. So if >> you are a man, >> and you want to make sure your son becomes a man among men, >> you give him >> gear, photo gear and other gear. That’s pretty dumb logic, >> but I believe >> that is how it is. >> >> Just look at this (mainly) SLR list. How many of the regulars >> are woman? Not >> a handful. It does not prove anything, but it is a strong > indication. >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
