If the expectations are that small and that rigid, it is not surprising that males feel so threatened when any woman cannot fit into them. It doesn't take much. Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.
Just.write.more.diaries
on different topics. A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
I gave it a go and it went ok so I stayed and I'm very glad I did, but it is much easier to not get involved with a site like this. What I and others are interested in is attracting newcomers and keeping them interested and active, and that involves identifying what keeps people from contributing in the first place. Ad astra per aspera
I'm sorry but just because people don't find something interesting they don't descend into the comment thread and attack the diary and this site is terribly civil in its debate standards so I don't know why people need to feel intimidated by "what may come their way". As for not thinking their subject will be interesting to others a diary is like somebody's personal blog and they have wide latitude in the choice of topics, and in fact there is a quite broad selection of topics covered on the site. A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
And Migeru, I can see metavisions point in challenging melo and I also think melo can handle it - I even have a hunch that he might enjoy this kind of "fight"/Challenge. What is more it might lead to another interesting discussion, which I would be very much interested in. :-)
Write.more.diaries.
Look, the traffic on this site is not that high - it tekes less than 5 recommendations for a diary to make the recommended diary list. Sometimes we have diaries where the discussion in the comments is basically carried on by two or three people and the writers don't complain.
You can attract different people just by writing different diaries. A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
that's how you perceive my comment?
obviously i shold post less, or not on this topic, if i am
a. that densely chauvinistic
b. that inarticulate
c. that insultingly suffocating without realising it.
back to square one.... :)
er, thanks for the feedback, meta-v, i am less reconstructed than i had fondly hoped, obviously. thanks for the gentle judgement, points duly taken on board! ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
I don´t know, but the parts about the ´gender dominated´ and the ´gender subjects´ and women´s qualities just don´t fit for me at all. I don´t want to be classified by those, I have had roles and molds all my life and I don´t want any more.
This doesn´t have to stop you from writing anything, or disagreeing with me, you know that, so don´t give me the abc´s. You know your square is fine with me, even if this time I don´t agree because I don´t fit. Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.
i think it's just that the progressive blogosphere, like most techy things, is presently male-dominated.
as the net becomes more 'normal', and as more women become progressive bloggers, i expect things will even out, to common benefit.
i'm very interested in the psychology of gender, which is why i take the high risk of misunderstanding in participating, and worse, being misunderstood, in these dragon-infested realms!
sorry if my thinking is still boxy, i'm working on it, thanks again for the educational feedback... ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
