Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 21:08:41 +0000 From: "doug bosco" <dark@popmail.mcs.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1395$foo@default> Subject: Re: Men and CPs
> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 07:32:24 -0700
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> Subject: CP digest 1047
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> By now I am sure everyone knows how much I like to start a debate (is that
> what they call it :-) ) - so here goes.
>
> Why have we so few youngsters/women interested in CP's and how, and should
> we, rectify this?
>
> I am 14 years old and I've only been interested in CP's for 3 or 4 years
> now - but have built up a reasonable collection. However, I know of very
> few other people my age that are really interested in CP's and none on the
> internet. I can name many male CPers - but I would struggle to name 2 women
> interested in these plants.
>
> Maybe CP's appeal to the chauvanistic/sadistic (no offence intended to
> anyone) side of male charachter which males do tend to posess more of? I
> don't know. I am sure the ICPS's ERN programme may help with youngsters -
> but should we, and how can we, persuade more women to join our fascinating
> hobby?
>
> Just my opinion (FWIW),
>
> Toby Marsden
>
Qiite simple. Men are by nature (thanks to evolution) hunters. It
isn't surprising that we would be interested in plants which hunt. It
should be no surprise that Carnivorous Plants are a male preserve.
Doug Bosco
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