Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hou5e.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!ariel!hou5f!hou5a!hou5d!hou5e!mat From: mat@hou5e.UUCP Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Gender Advertisements - (nf) Message-ID: <611@hou5e.UUCP> Date: Wed, 29-Jun-83 23:51:43 EDT Article-I.D.: hou5e.611 Posted: Wed Jun 29 23:51:43 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 1-Jul-83 07:42:50 EDT References: <729@utcsstat.UUCP> Organization: American Bell ED&D, Holmdel, NJ Lines: 28 Well, this is a welcome subject. I am fairly well handicapped by such things as social roles, etc. I am also pleased to be able to add (maybe) something to Laura's article. The sorts of things which generally appeal to women (at least according to the advertisers) soft colours, cute things, children, fragrances, women's fashion, makeup et all... dont really appeal to me. On the other hand, any complicated gadget (be it a cuisinart or a new lineprinter) I find fascinating even if I dont buy it. The thought of TAKING things APART and SEEING HOW THEY WORK -- traditionally a "male" thing fills me with joy... I believe that I have more identity in common with male members of my ... culture than with any random female, ... Hmm. Well, as a male living with a mess of stereotypes that I occaisionaly begin to understand, let me offer this: There is a woman in the area where I work who LOVES cars (in fact there are several but) this person is RESTORING a recent classic motorcar. I have no problem with the idea of ~~~ working on an automobile --- EXCEPT when I see her in some frilly or especially ``feminine'' outfit. Wonder how many other guys have a similar block? Wonder what Madison Avenue and company may have done to help it along? Mark Terribile Duke of denet