I know a lot of women researchers who are strong and fearless; and a few women who are whiny and a pain in the ass. I don’t think that has anything to do with bigfoot…it’s just who they are.

I’m a member of the Unfair sex myself (big admission) though like our own dear Patty, a very unfeminine one. Pretty much everything I do is male orientated.

Men, I find do not judge me on this, but my female friends have been rather…

I don’t like women much, for they can be very nasty indeed.

One of my activities is Bushcraft and like all these things these days there is a lot of talk on how to get women involved.

I think its a waste of time, if women want to do things, they will get involved. Nor will they be “so called” intimidated by men. (real women are fearless).

As for why I thought it was? I believe that all researchers have something to add, regardless of sex. I don’t think that women as a gender are any better or worse in the field. There is absolutely no evidence that bigfoot would find a woman “more attractive and less threatening” than a man. There is no evidence that bigfoot is sensitive to human phermones. Heck there isnt any evidence that some bigfoot might be homosexual! Would a homosexual bigfoot find a woman more attractive and less threatening? It’s a casual gender bias that I found a BIT chauvanistic. I wasn’t offended. I didnt have kittens over it. I mentioned it to a colleague who agreed. Where she took it from there is not my doing in any way.

Frankly I find this whole hoopla ridiculous and well below both Sue and Loren. Both are valuable to the field. They should be spending more time and energy on something that contributes to the study, not the arguement.

As for the backpeddling comment; I have been put in an uncomfortable position. I have learned from it. I have attempted to make ammends all around. If that is backpeddling so be it. I thought it was appropriate.

It would be nice if all researchers could get back to the research.

Here it is:

1. Women have sex appeal; men have a hardwired response to it; women are going to use it. So what? Vive la difference and all that.

2. Women can’t complain when the response doesn’t go the way they wanted, any more than we can when things don’t go the way we wanted. Big world, all kinds of personalities in it. You pays your money and you takes your chances.

3. There are big fat double standards all over the place. (Hint, ladies: we’ll have true equality when we split dating and divorce costs.)

But no it’s not tough being a guy. I love it. Mainly because I don’t waste time complaining about it.

Either way, I wouldn’t stay up late nights worrying about this one.

On this site, I have noticed neither animosity nor condescension toward female interests in these subjects…it does seem by and large that many more men than women are into this field and have written books on it, but it does not mean that it is chauvanism or that this is some big-ole-cryptozoology-boy’s-club…

cripes we need all the people we can looking into this stuff and it has nothing to do with gender.

or did I just step on a big-ole landmine…:)

I also am still unclear about why Bellamy thought it sounded a bit chauvinistic. She never really explains that.

Women are always going to see this hill they have to climb to do anything. Most of that hill will be of their own creation. Don’t put objects in your way that aren’t there. there will plenty that are. Just follow your passion and fight the GOOD fight. Pick and choose your battles wisely.