Gender Poll

[Lunchbox]

Just curious what's the gender composition of all forum users here. Vote and be honest :)

[Worley]

Biologically, physically, or psychologically?

[Lunchbox]

I know I shouldn't have the third category :)

[veg]

Born F
Went M in my 60's Hippy Days
Back to F in 70/80's Glam Rock
Now vegetarian.

[Mal]

Unfortunately, as with most video forums, the masculine members will outnumber the feminine ones by at least 10:1.

A real shame really....

[Lunchbox]

that's nothing to be ashame of. Eugenia is coming strong in this forum :)

I think a lot of women like to be in front of the camera instead of behind it.

[Worley]

@Vegasarian: A female who doesn't eat meat. No surprise there.

[Ivan Fuentes]

Unfortunately, as with most video forums, the masculine members will outnumber the feminine ones by at least 10:1.

A real shame really....

i also post in some car performance forums... imagine that.

[Mal]

i also post in some car performance forums... imagine that.

Yes, but do you also post in the "My Pony Care" forum?
:hv20-smilie15: :hv20-smilie81:

[Numbox]

Now vegetarian.

ohh, what the world's coming to :(


:hv20-smilie84::hv20-smilie84::hv20-smilie84::hv20-smilie84:

As far as i know, Eugenia is the only female here :hv20-smilie51:

[VideJo]

As far as i know, Eugenia is the only female here :hv20-smilie51:

Oh no . . . we also "have" Jessica from Sweden. :hv20-smilie31:

[lordtangent]

I think a lot of women like to be in front of the camera instead of behind it.

If the casting session I did this weekend is any indication you are completely correct. I had 4 roles to fill. Two male and two female. Five males showed up, 14 females showed up. Interestingly though, some males who didn't confirm showed up, yet some females that DID confirm flaked out.

[tcindie]

A real shame really....

Nah. It would be a shame if this were a dating site though. :)




I had 4 roles to fill. Two male and two female. Five males showed up, 14 females showed up. Interestingly though, some males who didn't confirm showed up, yet some females that DID confirm flaked out.

That sounds about right. I've always had similar results for my auditions. Way more women than men show up, and guys who didn't confirm will come while women that did will flake. Of course that often goes either way too, but the numbers are always the same, more women than men show up. (Unless perhaps it were an all male gig, but I've not done one of those to see)

[Rumpelgeist]

Gender is a feature of many languages, where they have masculine, feminine and sometimes neuter. Male and female are sexes, not genders. This common mistake became almost a norm in American craze for PC.

[1]

Gender is a feature of many languages, where they have masculine, feminine and sometimes neuter. Male and female are sexes, not genders. This common mistake became almost a norm in American craze for PC.

Well, according to you maybe. You are talking about grammatical gender. Gender, according to my knowledge, can indeed also mean: "The properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles".

'Regional language anomaly' is a tricky territory! :)

[ZoomZoom]

I think a lot of women like to be in front of the camera instead of behind it.

this is sooooo true. but most of the girls i know are so creative. maybe its just a case of being techno phobic with most girls?

[saptecai]

The gender distribution is just like at a heavy metal gig.:hv20-smilie09:

[Lunchbox]

We still have 3 people here do not quite sure what's their gender is ;)

[nika]

We still have 3 people here do not quite sure what's their gender is ;)

Actually, Taky, make that four... :hv20-smilie77:

[RScottyL]

Male here!

I am also testing my signature!

[threadhanger]

Well I'm not surprised at the poll results. As a general rule men are more visual oriented than women.

[previdman]

My "Gender Pole" seems to suggest I'm male, sexually or maybe I hail from Polish descent, grammatically. Could be either, maybe both. I'm not sure or I don't remember. Forgive me.

[Eugenia Loli-Queru]

I am a gay man trapped into a woman's body.

[previdman]

I am a gay man trapped into a woman's body.

Actually, I'm still trying to figure that one out. That messed with me.

But sometimes I wish I were trapped in a woman's body, if only for a few ... oh, never mind. :hv20-smilie29:

[bachus]

I'm too old and beat up to care :hv20-smilie119:

[surfdabeach]

Female here but always lookinig for a good wave to ride.

[bachus]

Boys love their toys...Girls love their boys.

My wife, who took her degree in mathematics, would like to express her desire to kick you in your chauvinistic ass.:hv20-smilie24:

[Terfyn]

I am not a number I am a Free man

[previdman]

I am not a number I am a Free man

If you truly are a free man, I applaud you. There are few of us left.

If you only think yourself free, you may only be comparing the size of your prison cell to your neighbors.

Sui Jurus?

[Terfyn]

Freedom is in the mind

[previdman]

Exactly.

[celeste808]

this is sooooo true. but most of the girls i know are so creative. maybe its just a case of being techno phobic with most girls?

I don't think it's a case of being techno-phobic as much as lack of exposure and influence.

[bachus]

I don't think it's a case of being techno-phobic as much as lack of exposure and influence.

Though I think the role of biology in behavior is generally underestimated in this case I do think it's cultural--nurture not nature.

[Eugenia Loli-Queru]

I think it's genes too, not just social stuff. I am just an exception to the rule. From the moment I remember myself I was a geek. Nobody "molded" me to be that way. If anything, my mother always tried to make me a lady. She failed. I can't even clean up my own house. I hate housewife work.

[bachus]

I hate housewife work.

Me too! But I do it anyway LOL

[Reid Welch]

Me too! But I do it anyway LOLAll so interesting and well put. Humans are a spectrum of dis-ease of diverse states of being.
A poll of sexual orientation would be welcome too. Perhaps:

"How do you categorize yourself"

purely heterosexual

in between, or was, at sixteen

purely homosexual

totally disinterested in sex

[AlphaEditor]

So what if God or another deity was on this forum? Don't you think we should have one for them? I mean, if the trans are getting one, I think the creator of Earth or whatever he/she hath maketh deserves one too.

[AddisonPierce]

I've been a lurker for a while but have finally decided to post! I couldn't find an introductions thread in my perusal so I decided to post here!

And the numbers don't really surprise me. Female DPs are so rare.

[jakjak9210]

Doesnt surprise me too much, my high school video communications class has 30 students, and 3 of those are female.

[I C]

Doesnt surprise me too much, my high school video communications class has 30 students, and 3 of those are female.

That's because most girls are in the fashion design classes. By choice. And most girls spend at least as much money on shoes, t-shirts, dresses, accessories, and make-up as guys do on electronics, if not more (not that I mind, it's just true). I have 2 sisters, so I know.

Why are girls not as involved in the behind-the-scenes of cinema? Cause they choose not to be. They want to be in front of the camera.

I don't know any of my film buddies who would turn down a female interested in the techy-side of film-making as long as she had the same talent as anybody else. I also don't know many females at all who are into videography.

On the flipside, I know a TON of girls who do photography. I know a lot more girls who do photography than guys. I think they find it to be more "artsy". Video isn't always "artsy".

[FoolsCrow]

Last time i looked it seems I am a girl. Happy in my skin ....

[drapeama]

We still have 3 people here do not quite sure what's their gender is ;)

can't figure out how is it possible...?

[Seo]

can't figure out how is it possible...?

Perhaps they lost all their gender defining body parts in some amnesia related accident and happened to be born looking like both a guy and girl...?

[MalfunctioningHuman]

I am a hermaphroditic alien from a nearby galaxy, but since I really like beer and naked ladies I said male. :hv20-smilie03:

[MalfunctioningHuman]

can't figure out how is it possible...?
Huh...cold shower? :hv20-smilie87:

[drapeama]

Huh...cold shower? :hv20-smilie87:

hahahah...funny!:hv20-smilie79:

[slipshod]

That's because most girls are in the fashion design classes. By choice. And most girls spend at least as much money on shoes, t-shirts, dresses, accessories, and make-up as guys do on electronics, if not more (not that I mind, it's just true). I have 2 sisters, so I know.

Why are girls not as involved in the behind-the-scenes of cinema? Cause they choose not to be. They want to be in front of the camera.

I don't know any of my film buddies who would turn down a female interested in the techy-side of film-making as long as she had the same talent as anybody else. I also don't know many females at all who are into videography.

On the flipside, I know a TON of girls who do photography. I know a lot more girls who do photography than guys. I think they find it to be more "artsy". Video isn't always "artsy".

oh my.....IC, you have to be about 14 years old...with all due respect, this post bespeaks about nil life experience....


That's because most girls are in the fashion design classes.

sorry never saw that, when i was busy getting a doctorate in the physical sciences....


And most girls spend at least as much money on shoes, t-shirts, dresses, accessories, and make-up as guys do on electronics, if not more (not that I mind, it's just true).

well i have about 5 pairs of shoes max, and that includes training shoes, don't accessorise, have an emergency dress, and shop in Maplin electronics store regularly


have 2 sisters, so I know.

2 sisters = omnipotence.....never knew so easy:)


I don't know any of my film buddies who would turn down a female interested in the techy-side of film-making as long as she had the same talent as anybody else.

i know and like the company of many video enthusiasts, some even male, much less talented/experienced than me....some people's criteria for info swapping and camaraderie isn't limited to how much people know....


I also don't know many females at all who are into videography.


exactly....you need to get out more :hv20-smilie24:

[Seo]

You're special, be glad, it's a good thing. Haha. IC was just stereotyping, not the smartest thing to do. Don't take heed. :)

So now it's a ratio of about 18:1. Heh, not bad.

[antman]

Last time i looked it seems I am a girl. Happy in my skin ....

Anyway I can have a look to confirm that? lol

[Daniel Rutter]

Welcome back Antman...

[drapeama]

Welcome back Antman...

His last message is dating from Febuary 28th...

[Daniel Rutter]

Well this thread appeared in my "New Posts" list today... so either the forum is buggy (+1) or I was seeing things (Likely, I've had 5 cups of Coffee already today).

My bad either way.

[drapeama]

Well this thread appeared in my "New Posts" list today...

It's just because somebody voted today...that's it! :hv20-smilie70:

[David Highspec]

Boosting the female numbers here. Work in IT now but used to be a photographer.

[charlie_tango]

I am some kind of a "visible minority" as one of the 21 girls who talks mainly french and a little english on this forum!

[Mini-Mal]

Out of 440 members, 21 are female, 407 are male, and 11 are wise guys. Er, make that 12. ;)

[drapeama]

Mini-Mal...lol

[Fade to inferno]

I suspect mini-mal has to be another user or have a different existing account. Since given a new member would not right away realize that "1" is Mal and that he owns the site.

[Almohada]

I suspect mini-mal has to be another user or have a different existing account. Since given a new member would not right away realize that "1" is Mal and that he owns the site.

Did you realize that he could've been a long time lurker and just never made an account?

[Mini-Mal]

Since given a new member would not right away realize that "1" is Mal and that he owns the site.

Who is Mal?

[Janke]

Mini-mal has to be the under-teenage-kid of Mal, of course... ;)

[Mini-Mal]

1997. :hv20-smilie122:

[Janke]

No offense meant, just irresistible. (As you know by now, the original Mal is the Numero Uno or "1" moderator of this forum...)

[Mini-Mal]

No offense meant [...]

I take no offense. Mal is actually my father, the only reason I posted "1997" was because I am 13, and therefore I am a teenager.

"If you got me here and said, Ricky, I didn't find you funny. I've never found you funny. You've got an annoying face. I've never liked you. I'd say, that's fine. But if you say, and I saw you eating a squirrel in the park. I'd go, no no no, no you didn't."

[Janke]

I am 13

Wouldn't "Midi-Mal" have been more appropriate, then? :hv20-smilie84: Ah, but there's no pun in that...

[Timbit]

Mini-Mal just strikes me as being very knowledgeable about things... that require being a member for a while to understand... and I doubt a teenage son would hang over his father's shoulder when he's on the computer... :p

[catcher00]

that's nothing to be ashame of. Eugenia is coming strong in this forum :)

I think a lot of women like to be in front of the camera instead of behind it.

And with that bit of observation insight, I will unabashedly declare my gender: F :hv20-smilie29:

[Mark Stevens]

I be male-ular.

[Randy Malone]

Hi! New to the forums. Name is Randy and I am a dude.