tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post4494408398614902817..comments2023-06-25T11:24:57.244+01:00Comments on fairyhedgehog: Sexual stereotypes strike againfairyhedgehoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-19914285702691365412010-05-25T13:44:43.384+01:002010-05-25T13:44:43.384+01:00Bernita, I like that "a dull roar".Bernita, I like that "a dull roar".fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-24697311225145789812010-05-25T13:36:52.764+01:002010-05-25T13:36:52.764+01:00Heh, heh, HEH!
I don't think we'll ever be...Heh, heh, HEH!<br />I don't think we'll ever be past it, but if we can keep the prejudice down to a dull roar...Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-56087225359760611712010-05-23T06:55:53.574+01:002010-05-23T06:55:53.574+01:00nitebyrd, I love this community of people who don&...nitebyrd, I love this community of people who <i>don't</i> rely on stereotypes in relating to people. I'm glad you're part of it too!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-32089146068938567612010-05-23T04:42:47.570+01:002010-05-23T04:42:47.570+01:00Unfortunately, so many people will always judge a ...Unfortunately, so many people will always judge a book by it's cover, so to speak. <br /><br />Glad to know that there are others out there, that don't!nitebyrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967190902623933068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-80903077047503227172010-05-22T10:29:25.471+01:002010-05-22T10:29:25.471+01:00Simon, I wonder if you come up against prejudices ...Simon, I wonder if you come up against prejudices based on the fact that there seem to be more women writing than men?fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-24876664515543289802010-05-22T07:49:31.753+01:002010-05-22T07:49:31.753+01:00Well said; I couldn't agree more.Well said; I couldn't agree more.Simon Kewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537163555998763769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-36508262871220081992010-05-21T20:46:55.305+01:002010-05-21T20:46:55.305+01:00maybe, absolutely! And isn't it sickening?maybe, absolutely! And isn't it sickening?fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-78080123898863546382010-05-21T20:37:04.562+01:002010-05-21T20:37:04.562+01:00And I'd put down good money that if the pseudo...And I'd put down good money that if the pseudonym had been female, that person would have thought she "got it all wrong." Sigh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034419617457525778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-84490589679238789992010-05-21T19:55:48.338+01:002010-05-21T19:55:48.338+01:00Kate (or should I say Logisys?) that's a brill...Kate (or should I say Logisys?) that's a brilliant idea! We could even use names straight out of our spam folder. I did start a story once starring Matrix Direct and Halloween Candy but I never finished it.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-21480653931314744422010-05-21T19:47:45.169+01:002010-05-21T19:47:45.169+01:00We should start making up pseudonyms the way compa...We should start making up pseudonyms the way companies do:<br /><br />Ajilon Sysco<br />Agilent Accenture<br />Initech Initrode<br /><br />They make no sense AND they're gender neutral. I think I'll be Logisys Covansys. (Almost sounds like latin, doesn't it?)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995806117529635229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-47986427957594641742010-05-21T18:29:14.307+01:002010-05-21T18:29:14.307+01:00Kitty, you'd think we'd be past that now, ...Kitty, you'd think we'd be past that now, wouldn't you?fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-56249099379586763952010-05-21T17:12:03.147+01:002010-05-21T17:12:03.147+01:00It still upsets me to think that JK Rowling had to...It still upsets me to think that JK Rowling had to be JK Rowling and not Joanne Rowling because her publishers thought a woman writing for kids about wizards wouldn't be taken seriously or sell as much to the kiddies. <br /><br />Horrifying. <br /><br />And very very wrong! And to think this still happens in this day and age.. grrrrrr!<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com