I'm with the suspecting protestations. I've had a couple of genuine "I really, truly don't care/notice" guys but more who made noises along the SNAG agenda but subtly supported scrape/pluck/tug.
Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.
Mal ,'Shindig'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
beekaytee - May 10, 2005 10:35:41 am PDT #2852 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Betsy HP - May 10, 2005 10:36:53 am PDT #2853 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Generalisation? Yes. Useful? Yes. Damaging? Don't see how it is.
This isn't about morals for me.
It's just that universal statements itch me. I think it's the math training; whenever I hear "All A are B", I IMMEDIATELY start trying to think of a counterexample. It's reflex. Not because I disapprove of stereotypes, but because I'm a geek.
§ ita § - May 10, 2005 10:39:08 am PDT #2854 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think it's the math training; whenever I hear "All A are B", I IMMEDIATELY start trying to think of a counterexample
Okay. I went back and edited in the "most." So although I'm insisting continually I didn't think anyone would take it as 100%, now I've SAID it that way from the start. Otherwise, I got nothing.
Betsy HP - May 10, 2005 10:41:00 am PDT #2855 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Okay. I've got plenty o' nuthin', too.
DavidS - May 10, 2005 10:45:14 am PDT #2856 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I prefer JZ to dress up and wear makeup, and encouraged her to groom her eyebrows.
A woman's style is more important to me than her bodytype.
But I think of style as an expression of an inner life, not just an artificial gilding or seeking the approval of anybody. (Hence, my reverence toward Jilli.)
Though it's generally a mistake to generalize about things using me as a baseline.
DavidS - May 10, 2005 10:49:05 am PDT #2857 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't believe that "Most guys like sports" is valid.
"Most" means more than half to me. So I think that statement is probably valid considering the number of ESPN offshoots thrive on cable.
Atropa - May 10, 2005 10:49:33 am PDT #2858 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
(catching up)
Basically, I dress and groom for me.
That would be me. Yes, Pete likes it when I'm dressed up extra Gothic-Victorian fancy, but he also thinks I'm cute when I'm shuffling around the house in my jammies and no makeup (and usually lurching toward the coffeemaker).
I know I feel better if I'm wearing makeup and nice clothes. They make me happy.
Oh! Betsy, you do know that Holy Clothing has a web site so you don't have to go through eBay auctions, right? Let me see if I can find the link ...
Atropa - May 10, 2005 10:50:01 am PDT #2859 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
(Hence, my reverence toward Jilli.)
Such a sweet man.
Connie Neil - May 10, 2005 10:53:28 am PDT #2860 of 10001
brillig
Oh! Betsy, you do know that Holy Clothing has a web site so you don't have to go through eBay auctions, right? Let me see if I can find the link ...
Please for me too! Clothes that fit that won't bankrupt me!
Steph L. - May 10, 2005 10:54:30 am PDT #2861 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
But I think of style as an expression of an inner life
Do you consider the inverse to be true, also?