tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post6958866689536285838..comments2023-10-09T02:38:50.119-07:00Comments on At My Soiree: Two Thrift Store AllegoriesChrisJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-91974225304695820052010-07-05T11:45:51.978-07:002010-07-05T11:45:51.978-07:00Hi Bob,
I don't think it is that simple; for ...Hi Bob,<br /><br />I don't think it is that simple; for sure there were gendered roles, but in pre-agrarian times, they were much more fluid than we think - at least that's what many anthroplolgists believe.<br /><br />My main complaint, though, is how some evolutionary psychologists extrapolate so fancifully, often not taking obvious factors into account.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-44530946802428302592010-07-05T03:52:13.708-07:002010-07-05T03:52:13.708-07:00We Simpletons need our labels Chris, but we don...We Simpletons need our labels Chris, but we don't need other people's labels, that they tie on to avoid having to deal with uncertainty.<br /><br />Pre gunpowder the strongest ones went out to wrestle with animals, and I bet that in any given community, females were among them - having only to prove their strength.<br /><br />Females always had to apply their strength (energy) to bearing the next generation, and tough babes who got trampled by wild beasts did not transmit their genes.<br /><br />Surely it's that simple. Even if that's not what you were talking about. Another great post anyway.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397160420406462291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-5667830229151472472010-07-03T21:37:50.773-07:002010-07-03T21:37:50.773-07:00Judie,
Good point - but are they hunting hoarders...Judie,<br /><br />Good point - but are they hunting hoarders or gathering hoarders?ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557515713379617009.post-38145183548411061802010-07-03T17:03:39.098-07:002010-07-03T17:03:39.098-07:00Chris, I have been watching the thrift store maven...Chris, I have been watching the thrift store mavens on t.v. lately. There is a special name for them--they are called "hoarders."Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778815502961000469noreply@blogger.com