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	<title>Comments on: Music + Crafts Meet: Spins and Needles!</title>
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		<title>By: Newmiracle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Interesting take on gender bias.  I'm in chicago, currently, so I won't be able to do anything in the NYC area.

But it does remind me of a something someone once said to me.  This man's son was autistic, and he was telling me how he was talking to his son's therapists.  He pointed out to me that 'males have a natural gravitation towards the mechanical.'  His son showed a prediliction towards electronics and machines.  This (in his mind) pointed to some sort of 'natural male activity'.

Now, I'm DOWN with makingsome traditional art.  But I wonder if the interfaces make a huge difference.  I like to make designs in Photoshop/InDesign/etc., but I'm definetly turned off by sewing machines and the effort thereof.

It's it just a 'guy/girl' thing?  I think we can all acknowledge that car culture is male biased, but it electronic music culture male biased as well?  What's the difference?  Any more than the difference from the computer to needlepoint?  Perhaps a form over function/female over male type thing.

Just throwing ideas out there.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting take on gender bias.  I&#8217;m in chicago, currently, so I won&#8217;t be able to do anything in the NYC area.</p>
<p>But it does remind me of a something someone once said to me.  This man&#8217;s son was autistic, and he was telling me how he was talking to his son&#8217;s therapists.  He pointed out to me that &#8216;males have a natural gravitation towards the mechanical.&#8217;  His son showed a prediliction towards electronics and machines.  This (in his mind) pointed to some sort of &#8216;natural male activity&#8217;.</p>
<p>Now, I&#8217;m DOWN with makingsome traditional art.  But I wonder if the interfaces make a huge difference.  I like to make designs in Photoshop/InDesign/etc., but I&#8217;m definetly turned off by sewing machines and the effort thereof.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s it just a &#8216;guy/girl&#8217; thing?  I think we can all acknowledge that car culture is male biased, but it electronic music culture male biased as well?  What&#8217;s the difference?  Any more than the difference from the computer to needlepoint?  Perhaps a form over function/female over male type thing.</p>
<p>Just throwing ideas out there.</p>
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