Saturday, April 12, 2008

observation #1

you know...some straight guys can be so caught up in keeping a masculine persona. i believe a part of the reason for this is due to the need to feel accepted by mainstream society. looking around at human nature it is pretty suprising/disappointing how people go to such great lengths to conform for the feeling of being accepted. How did i come to this observation? HGTV, yes that's right, HGTV. I was watching a construction crew work on a home and I thought about how the construction workforce has a strong concentration of men and how it is thought of to be uber-masculine.

Construction work is a butch way of saying arts and crafts.

JoAnne's Fabric : Home Depot
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Arts'n'Crafts Mom : Construction worker

I bet you if sewing and making floral arrangements was considered masculine by society, there would be an overflow of men producing silk floral arrangements.

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