Re: And why. . .?

mpresley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Canyon Rick wrote:
> 
> > And why do women not post to this group?  Are we all sexist pigs here?
> 
> Good question.  But first, 'all men and sexists pigs' is pretty much a
> tautology.  As my wife tells me, "When it comes to men there's plenty of
> bacon to go around."
> 
> Maybe it's a Usenet thing.  I usually lurk the Jeep newsgroup and a couple
> of geek groups.  Strangely, I think I've seen more women in the Jeep group
> than anything else.  (Of course, there's an old saying that it's almost
> impossible to have sex in a Jeep.  Maybe they feel safer because of that,
> or maybe they are just looking for really adventurous men--beats me). 
> 
> > Truthfully though, I do think we miss some important perspectives on
> > Wagner because of the lack of women posting.
> 
> I've always thought that in the world of opera (a world where most Jeep guys
> look with suspicion on you, but most geeks couldn't care less because
> they're too busy coding to get a girl) Wagner was about the most 'manly' of
> the composers.  
> 
> When women look at Wotan they probably tend to take Fricka's side. 

It'd be interesting to know how you arrived at this. Why would a man
be more or less able to
appreciate Wotan's predicament?  I think most of the those who love
the Ring (male or female) see that Wagner has
set up a superb tension in the Brunhilde/Wotan/Fricka dynamic, made
more complex by
Wotan's relationship to Erde. It's easy enough to understand Fricka's
attitude
toward Wotan but perhaps even easier for a woman to identify with
Brunhilde in the father/daughter relationship.
I'd like to offer: Maybe the reason more women don't post to this
group
is because you have already assessed the woman's reaction, therefore
would have
no need for contributions that reinforce that assessment? Let alone
postings that might
contradict that assessment?

 I think
> most men (even if they wouldn't admit it to their spouse/girlfriend)
> secretly admire the life of Wotan. 

Of course they'd admit it. 

Julie

 Think about it: if we're gonna go up in
> flames we might at least have a good time waiting for the match to strike. 
> And what man doesn't have a bit of the Wanderer in him?

> 
> > Anyway, I was sittin' around the bar the other night (still have
> > sawdust in my shoes), talkin' about Wagner with some of my biker
> > buddies, when one of 'em asked outa the blue, "how many guys does it
> > take to open a can of beer?" 
> 
> Good question.  All I know is that a beer doesn't care if you leave it for
> another beer.  Try that with a woman!
> 
> michael--gnu/linux ru224791
> 
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