Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!idallen From: idallen@watmath.UUCP Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Indoctrination -- appearance code pressure on men Message-ID: <9501@watmath.UUCP> Date: Sat, 20-Oct-84 17:21:43 EDT Article-I.D.: watmath.9501 Posted: Sat Oct 20 17:21:43 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Oct-84 14:42:39 EDT References: <5390@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 12 Do be careful with blanket statements like "he won't understand because he is male". He may not understand, but suggesting a sex-linked causality is a very strong deterrent to further conversation or attempts at understanding. I might believe that a person's attitudes were typical of (most/many) males, but I'd hope that wouldn't prevent understanding. Don't be too hasty to say that there is no code of appearance for males. Perhaps the reason you see more "Manhattenization" of women in advertising is that it isn't "masculine" for males to talk about their appearance. They don't talk much, but the code is still there. -- -IAN! (Ian! D. Allen) University of Waterloo