Re: Men vs Women on Conlang

 --- Sally Caves skrzypszy:

> > I never implied a posteriori conlanging is more "masculine" than a priori
> > conlanging, nor did I say that a priori conlanging is female business. All
> I
> > noticed is that in the field of a posteriori conlanging women are
> > underrepresented even more.
>
> I understand; I was speaking somewhat jocularly, Jan.  It's just that the
> observation seemed so arbitrary.
Not at all. It's a very important difference to me.

> Yry eftoihs (mes apologies)
No eftoihs needed ;)

> > > Only recently have women wanted to go on-line and talk about their
> > > fantasy inventions to mostly men.  Mau, Camilla, Heather, Nicole, Mia,
> > > Irina, go for it.  Times are a-changin'.
> >
> > Silvia Sotomayor, Amanda Babcock, Keolah, the other Nicole...
>
> Yes, of course!  Any others?
Yoon Ha Lee, as Christophe noticed and I failed to (will she ever forgive me?).
Mia Soderquist, Jennifer Barefoot, Natalia Gruscha, Carrie Schutrick, Esther
Schrager... And, of course, Suzette Elgin Haden.

Jan

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"Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones

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