>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.
And to like cars, don't forget cars. Cars and trucks are what make society go round. It's what makes the universe go round ;-) BTW. Talking cars is important at PDML. It is funny observing the flame wars. When they reach the end, then the threads tend to end up discussing cars. Talking cars is male bonding. You are probably right Bob. Camera gear heads are probably geeks or half men ;-) The thing is. We don't understand it our self. So we believe we do our children a favour making them camera geeks ;-) Note my ironic smilies. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: 22. oktober 2006 17:01 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Your first camera 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. Thats 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
