The sexism is strong with this one...
Mar 2, 2018 11:59:53 GMT
Post by hugofuguzev on Mar 2, 2018 11:59:53 GMT
forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/ratio-of-men-and-women-audiophiles.733884/
Started by our old pal William Bryant, he of the Messiah complex, now setting back male/female relations about a hundred years or so...
The OP:
"My guess, having been a salesman at a high-end store, having attending trade shows, and now enjoying the era of Internet audio forums, is that audiophiles are at least 99% men. Is my percentage inaccurate? and if not, why is this ratio so lopsided?"
Good Christ...SHiTE "Maidenpriest" sez:
"Good, too many things these days have to be equal, it nice to have something that is ours, a sanctuary where we can get away from women and their influences!!"
"Dudley Morris", perpetuating stereotypes:
"Women are into clothes and furnishings, men are into gadgets and activities that invite competition of some sort - both of which audiophilia embraces (buying and futzing with equipment, comparing and ranking pressings)."
"That's true, although while they may not geek out to the extent they become experts of any sort, there are plenty of women who obsess over certain things, like adornments. Like, I'm sure many of us have at least one female friend who has a huge assortment of shoes, purses, etc, and regularly posts pics on Facebook of every new set they buy."
And so on...
Started by our old pal William Bryant, he of the Messiah complex, now setting back male/female relations about a hundred years or so...
The OP:
"My guess, having been a salesman at a high-end store, having attending trade shows, and now enjoying the era of Internet audio forums, is that audiophiles are at least 99% men. Is my percentage inaccurate? and if not, why is this ratio so lopsided?"
Good Christ...SHiTE "Maidenpriest" sez:
"Good, too many things these days have to be equal, it nice to have something that is ours, a sanctuary where we can get away from women and their influences!!"
"Dudley Morris", perpetuating stereotypes:
"Women are into clothes and furnishings, men are into gadgets and activities that invite competition of some sort - both of which audiophilia embraces (buying and futzing with equipment, comparing and ranking pressings)."
"That's true, although while they may not geek out to the extent they become experts of any sort, there are plenty of women who obsess over certain things, like adornments. Like, I'm sure many of us have at least one female friend who has a huge assortment of shoes, purses, etc, and regularly posts pics on Facebook of every new set they buy."
And so on...
