it is a truism* that historically most artists, sculptors etc. are also men, and men are supposedly more visually-oriented than women. So a non-gearhead explanation could be that men are more likely to want to go out and take pictures.
A better way to make your son a man amongst men (assuming that's something to be desired, which I think is highly debatable) is to teach him to like football & beer. There are few sadder sights than a cluster of middle-aged men in beige peering longingly into the window of a camera shop. *this is not necessarily a direct result of any genetic differences, but could derive from the greater social power of men historically. -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tim Øsleby > Sent: 22 October 2006 15:41 > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > Subject: RE: Your first camera > > To me, it is pretty obvious that you are correct. > Men are gear heads. It is a part of our identity as men. And > being a gear > head is also the ticket into the world of male bonding. So if > you are a man, > and you want to make sure your son becomes a man among men, > you give him > gear, photo gear and other gear. Thats pretty dumb logic, > but I believe > that is how it is. > > Just look at this (mainly) SLR list. How many of the regulars > are woman? Not > a handful. It does not prove anything, but it is a strong indication. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
