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Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12      General Discussion: Where are the ladies?     1 2 3    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 7:46 PM     By:   dan the man   (Member) This question of course is address to the men as well as the women on this board, but it would be nice to hear from some ladies with this question, How come and why do you feel we don't get alot of women on a board like this?    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 7:51 PM     By:   mastadge   (Member) There are a number of women who are regular posters here. That said, film score collecting as a niche market does seem to appeal primarily to men. One theory has it that men are more likely to be of the obsessive/fanatic mindset involved in this and related forms of geekery. Also the occasionally rampant objectification and misogyny that pops up around here probably doesn't always make this the most welcoming place to women.    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 7:54 PM     By:   KevinSmith   (Member) Film music is a sausage fest, didn't you know that?    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 8:36 PM     By:   dan the man   (Member) To Mastadge-Yes i agree with your point of fanatic interest which in all aspects of life seem to be more prevelant with males, be it, baseball cards. automobiles, comics, stamps you name it, women seem to take [past of course their working careers] interests in life things more in a slower pace, but then one may ask why is that.maybe part of the reason and differences of the male brain and female brain, but is this really true or just a wrong assumption, any comments from the ladies here?    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 8:48 PM     By:   Josh   (Member) Silly me. I thought this thread was going to be about female film music composers.    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 8:52 PM     By:   LoriMagno   (Member) There are a number of women who are regular posters here. That said, film score collecting as a niche market does seem to appeal primarily to men. One theory has it that men are more likely to be of the obsessive/fanatic mindset involved in this and related forms of geekery. Also the occasionally rampant objectification and misogyny that pops up around here probably doesn't always make this the most welcoming place to women. Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 8:59 PM     By:   OnyaBirri   (Member) My wife lurks but does not post. She is responsible for bringing home many of the great soundtracks we have.    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 8:59 PM     By:   Mr Greg   (Member) I have seen the way female posters have been treated on other film score boards...and quite frankly some of it made me embarassed to belong to the same species as the people who were posting. Unbelievable behaviour. That said, off the top of my head I can think of 3 women on popular film music boards who have forgotten more than I will ever know about movie music....they just get treated like shit. Which is a shame.    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 9:13 PM     By:   Steve Johnson   (Member) I have seen the way female posters have been treated on other film score boards...and quite frankly some of it made me embarassed to belong to the same species as the people who were posting. Unbelievable behaviour. That said, off the top of my head I can think of 3 women on popular film music boards who have forgotten more than I will ever know about movie music....they just get treated like shit. Which is a shame. That is a shame, if true. But I think our Lovely Ladies of the Board are treated with respect and deference.    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 9:21 PM     By:   dan the man   (Member) To Josh- Weeks back i had a thread on female composers and it was going good but it vanished in the night, no i meant this thread to deal with Female film music fans and why don't we have more then we do, i think Mastadge might be partially right, females seem to do things more quietly when it comes to there interest, plenty woman i know enjoy music from films but not to the point of getting really into it, alot like woman who love Horror films[plenty of them ] but they are not really pro active with it.    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 9:28 PM     By:   Steve Johnson   (Member) Women are by nature quieter than men. It's one of those things that just is.    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 9:43 PM     By:   nuts_score   (Member) One look at how obsessive most of us are and they took off running in the opposite direction! I'd still pay good money for a "Ladies of FSM" 12-month calendar.    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 10:03 PM     By:   Steve Johnson   (Member) dp    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 10:06 PM     By:   Steve Johnson   (Member) One look at how obsessive most of us are and they took off running in the opposite direction! I'd still pay good money for a "Ladies of FSM" 12-month calendar. Trouble is you'd only have a 5 month calendar.    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 10:23 PM     By:   nuts_score   (Member) I'm sure we can make room for a David or two, maybe get Eric Paddon. Of course, Bruce Kimmel must recreate a scene from The First Nudie Musical for a month!    Posted:   Sep 26, 2011 - 11:24 PM     By:   joan hue   (Member) “…misogyny that pops up here…” You think? We’ve had several topics about why so many more men collect film scores than women. We’ve speculated that females tend to like music with lyrics more than music without lyrics. Hmmm, I know many women who like classical music and play in orchestras, but I don’t have any female friends who are aware of film scores. Maybe being raised near nuclear power plants made my brain mutate. Since I was in my teens, my favorite music has been film scores. I notice scores in movies, and my husband is oblivious to film music. I can think of about 5 to 8 women on this board, so we are “the few,” but we’re a mighty few. I was raised in a home with lots of music playing, classical, modern, and musicals. My brother brought home a few LP film scores which totally hooked me. I still don’t know why my ears lean towards Bernstein, Goldsmith, A. Newman, Morricone, and too many others to mention. But I’m glad to be Odd Woman Out. Loving film scores is a magnificent obsession!    Posted:   Sep 27, 2011 - 12:30 AM     By:   TerraEpon   (Member) I think it's more that men are more into 'collector' type hobbies as a rule. Many women probably like some scores (I met one who loved Dracula and some others....though granted she seemed to buy that for the Annie Lennox song) but they aren't going to be into the aspect of buying a lot of music, period. It's hardly something that's a film score thing, pretty much any message board on the Internet devoted to anything traditionally geeky will be that way. Hell just think about the stereotype of the man as the packrat who doesn't want his wife to sell his 'old junk' at a garage sale. There's a reason such stereotypes exist. Obviously you have exceptions like Joan here, but even My Little Pony has attracted a much more male presence than female one.    Posted:   Sep 27, 2011 - 3:03 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) Yet another dan the man topic that has been discussed extensively in the past, and since I don't feel like copy/pasting what I wrote, here are a couple of links: http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=47010&forumID=1&archive=0 (my own) http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=2295&forumID=1&archive=1 There are also several on the whole 'women as film composers' topic.    Posted:   Sep 27, 2011 - 7:12 AM     By:   Eva   (Member) As I stated on my previous and first post I am just a film music lover and the reason I don't post is nothing to do with being a woman : it's simply I don't feel having much interesting thoughts to share about music, so I really enjoy myself reading some very interesting posts in which I learn a lot. And I am not sure that " it's more that men are more into 'collector' type hobbies as a rule" : doesn't collecting shoes, handbags or sweatshirts count ? [JOKE] I have some girl friends fond of film music who may also feel not enough scholar to post here but we often exchange info regarding up-comming releases and talk about film scores [a colleague of mine often hum the "Airport" theme, which is not very reassuring !]. I don't remember the case of women posters being insulted... But I will never forget the very first thread I read, maybe a decade ago, about two guys arguing which of Victor Young's"Around the World in 80 Days" or Les Baxter's"Master of the World" was the best score. They both eventually began calling each other names, including mothers' ones, which was both hilarious and then pathetic. So I do understand some people at this time being reluctant to join the board. And in the past days there was this thread about the "highest CD cost" which ended sadly. The only reason I joined the board recently was to thank Lukas Kendall for the wonderful job he has done. I felt this was important to say. But I know that if I have any question or concern I will receive wonderful and scholar answers ! Cheers, Eva Ljungström    Posted:   Sep 27, 2011 - 9:45 AM     By:   Superman1701   (Member) There are a number of women who are regular posters here. That said, film score collecting as a niche market does seem to appeal primarily to men. One theory has it that men are more likely to be of the obsessive/fanatic mindset involved in this and related forms of geekery. Also the occasionally rampant objectification and misogyny that pops up around here probably doesn't always make this the most welcoming place to women. Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! Lori you and Holly dont count...youre both married and thus OFF the market. 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