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I have no memory of what I said to LondonYank, but in context I do not think you approve. Okay fine.

Nevertheless, whilst I take the point that we have no way of knowing which of our correspondents are male or female or, more specifically, we assume all are white male until otherwise self-denoted (Digby was assumed to be male for years), it is undeniable that Fran's point is correct; in terms of contributions we are a male-dominated site.

Even tho I have many personal reasons for wanting to blur the assumed culturally-imposed differences between individuals of each gender, I am aware that, across a population, there is a different flavour that women bring that is different from men, As I remarked above. More personal, more involving. analytical but at the micro- rather than the macro- level. I'm reluctant to take this further.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 04:08:24 PM EST
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My "approval" is silly. In the case of LondonYank, I sat with a LOL (not typed). You said, "him." I said, "her," because, ahem, LY had actually posted a photo tha I'd seen. In a generalizable way, I think it important for me to illustrate where gender --and race!-- stereotypes fail.

I've a great respect for your contributions, both personal and academic, to this forum. That admission does not mean that I will not, from time to time, disagree with you. Are we all good now?

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Tue Oct 21st, 2008 at 05:46:05 PM EST
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