Male vs female collectors.
Black vs. white
gay vs straight
these are categories that have evident validity in collectors tastes. I have
seen it from all, and its all great. It's what makes life interesting.
Someday I'll make a youtube video about it.
Posterfix.com
-----Original Message-----
>From: Dario Casadei <m...@vintagemovieart.ca>
>Sent: Dec 20, 2008 7:30 PM
>To: mop...@sol03.american.edu
>Subject: Re: [MOPO] what do YOU think is the reason there are far more men
>than women in this hobby?
>
>Men collect movie posters. Women collect shoes and purses.
>
>O'boy are we going to be in hot water now. were joking we are joking!!
>
>dario.
>
>
>McDaniel Kirby wrote:
>> men are more artistic?
>> women are only vessels for childbearing?
>> men appreciate a good investment?
>> women only like to spend their husbands money for renovations and
>> clothes (for them)?
>> men appreciate nostalgia because for many of them it harkens back to a
>> time before they were married?
>> women's idea of nostalgia is looking back on their daughter's first
>> dance recital or their son's first t-ball game?
>> men love the idea that it irks their wives?
>>
>> all of these come to mind.
>>
>> K.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 20, 2008, at 4:25 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote:
>>
>>> I know that movie poster collecting is mostly a male hobby, but I
>>> would estimate I have between 5% and 10% females among my 30,000
>>> customers, and I wonder how many female collectors post here on MoPo.
>>>
>>> I also wonder if any of the females here have an opinion as to WHY
>>> there are so many more male collectors than female. After all, I see
>>> nothing at all gender based in this hobby, unlike say baseball cards,
>>> where all the players are men. There are certainly a lot of movies
>>> that appeal more to women than men, and I would think a high
>>> percentage of movies are completely "gender neutral" (appeal equally
>>> to men and women).
>>>
>>> So what do YOU think is the reason there are far more men than women
>>> in this hobby?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Bruce
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