Gender Poll
Wed, 27 Aug 2003, 08:43 amGreg Ross12 posts in thread
Gender Poll
Wed, 27 Aug 2003, 08:43 amCraig wonders whether he should add “Other” to the new poll. Until recently, I would have said that he should, however, the recent Old Mill Theatre production of "Breaker Morant" did, we suspect, set some sort of a theatrical record ... 19 blokes ... and all of them straight!
Although I must admit, I was beginning to find one of the cast rather attractive, but she turned out to be the only bird in the cast and reckoned she was straight as well.
For those who worry about this heterosexual imbalance, there may be some comfort in the fact that to a man, the blokes all admitted to being lesbians trapped in male bodies.
All Good Things
Greg Ross
Although I must admit, I was beginning to find one of the cast rather attractive, but she turned out to be the only bird in the cast and reckoned she was straight as well.
For those who worry about this heterosexual imbalance, there may be some comfort in the fact that to a man, the blokes all admitted to being lesbians trapped in male bodies.
All Good Things
Greg Ross
Re: Items on the, uh, gender
Wed, 27 Aug 2003, 02:46 pmTony wrote:
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> You mean one of those wonderful ex-wives that take the house,
> the furniture and the shirt off a man's back!
I would think it would be a relief to at least get the house and the furniture off your back...a chance to stand up and straighten that spine.
Leah wrote:
>people of a certain gender have much more on their plates than being able to visit this site every five minuets.
How many minuets do you dance per minute?
Interesting that issues of gender straightaway bring up role stereotyping.... not that I'm contesting Leah's observation which may well be very accurate; but it does tend to generalize.
Speaking as someone who does all his own cooking, cleaning, washing, bill paying, etc... my participation on this site is not a function of how many domestic duties I have - it's a product of how I choose to spend my leisure/entertainment hours; multiplied by my interest in local theatre and related discussions. Also throw in that Acting is my only real occupation and so my hours are often rather more flexible (albeit unsocial).
I imagine the nature of a website devoted to theatre is going to attract many with a similar situation...so I find Leah's example more valuable for its humorous perspective than for realistically portraying the gender roles of visitors to this site.
However, stereotypes are what they are because they often reflect a high proportion of the 'truth', or our beliefs about it....
Cheers
Craig
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> You mean one of those wonderful ex-wives that take the house,
> the furniture and the shirt off a man's back!
I would think it would be a relief to at least get the house and the furniture off your back...a chance to stand up and straighten that spine.
Leah wrote:
>people of a certain gender have much more on their plates than being able to visit this site every five minuets.
How many minuets do you dance per minute?
Interesting that issues of gender straightaway bring up role stereotyping.... not that I'm contesting Leah's observation which may well be very accurate; but it does tend to generalize.
Speaking as someone who does all his own cooking, cleaning, washing, bill paying, etc... my participation on this site is not a function of how many domestic duties I have - it's a product of how I choose to spend my leisure/entertainment hours; multiplied by my interest in local theatre and related discussions. Also throw in that Acting is my only real occupation and so my hours are often rather more flexible (albeit unsocial).
I imagine the nature of a website devoted to theatre is going to attract many with a similar situation...so I find Leah's example more valuable for its humorous perspective than for realistically portraying the gender roles of visitors to this site.
However, stereotypes are what they are because they often reflect a high proportion of the 'truth', or our beliefs about it....
Cheers
Craig
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