I liked "artisan" better because I think about artisan bread, which no one assumes is made by women.
I can tell you where I got the idea: One of my friends was shopping for a spinning wheel and was told to come back when his wife was ready to try them. He's the spinner! One of the (tiny) shops selling wheels online touts their eco-friendly feminine hygiene products first. It seemed like a self-fulfilling idea. There aren't a lot of male spinners because of the discrimination which exists because there aren't a lot of male spinners.
Obviously that's not the only kind of discrimination out there, but that's the kind I've personally seen and I can extrapolate that most people feel bad when they're excluded.
Also even the biggest of the various craft communities don't have 5 posts per week, so the specificity in the groups isn't necessary.
It was great that you left a comment for the first (real) poster! Thanks for that.
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Date: 2011-01-07 01:51 am (UTC)I can tell you where I got the idea: One of my friends was shopping for a spinning wheel and was told to come back when his wife was ready to try them. He's the spinner! One of the (tiny) shops selling wheels online touts their eco-friendly feminine hygiene products first. It seemed like a self-fulfilling idea. There aren't a lot of male spinners because of the discrimination which exists because there aren't a lot of male spinners.
Obviously that's not the only kind of discrimination out there, but that's the kind I've personally seen and I can extrapolate that most people feel bad when they're excluded.
Also even the biggest of the various craft communities don't have 5 posts per week, so the specificity in the groups isn't necessary.
It was great that you left a comment for the first (real) poster! Thanks for that.