Comments on: Manly Man’s Guide to Buying Victorian Antiques http://rarevictorian.com/2007/12/manly-mans-guide-to-buying-victorian.html The definitive Victorian antique furniture destination Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:11:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: John W http://rarevictorian.com/2007/12/manly-mans-guide-to-buying-victorian.html/comment-page-1#comment-37 John W Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:43:00 +0000 http://rarevictorian.com/wordpress/manly-mans-guide-to-buying-victorian-antiques/189/#comment-37 Jennifer, thanks for commenting. I was watching the same game when your post came through (Go Vikes).<br/><br/>I think women sports fans probably have it worse than us male Victorian fans. Not sure.<br/><br/>That was a fun post to do and I think I have ideas for a future reprise at some point. Manly Man Take 2. Jennifer, thanks for commenting. I was watching the same game when your post came through (Go Vikes).

I think women sports fans probably have it worse than us male Victorian fans. Not sure.

That was a fun post to do and I think I have ideas for a future reprise at some point. Manly Man Take 2.

]]> By: 1881 Victorian http://rarevictorian.com/2007/12/manly-mans-guide-to-buying-victorian.html/comment-page-1#comment-36 1881 Victorian Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:55:00 +0000 http://rarevictorian.com/wordpress/manly-mans-guide-to-buying-victorian-antiques/189/#comment-36 John,<br/><br/>This is Jason Flatt's wife here. He has shared your page with me many times and I've enjoyed it as well. I feel compelled to respond to your posting (hilarious by the way) about gender and Victorian antiques. On one level, I can "up" your humor by saying that I'm a big sports fan. (Jason could take it or leave it.) In our parlor are a bunch of baseball memorabilia pieces. When guests first arrive, they see all of the wonderful Victorian pieces Jason has found for us, and they see some baseballs. Let me say there have been several male guests who have tried to bond with Jason over their "shared love of baseball" who were then disappointed--and no longer interested in talking about baseball--once they found out it was I and not he who loved sports. <br/><br/>I'm usually able to laugh off such events. After all, I've had a lifetime of learning to deal with them. On the other hand, as a teacher who fights to allow men and women to live to their fullest without being bound by stereotypes, I can't help but also feel frustrated with such types. If they could only open their minds a bit further they might find they'd enjoying chatting baseball with me. More importantly, they might find--as I have--that they could learn a lot from Jason about Victoriana, and they might even like it. So I'm glad there's the internet so we can spread our nets a bit further and find people with whom we can chat. Let them pause when they enter our houses, let them wonder about who we are, and perhaps someday they'll open their minds just that centimeter more and not be quite as surprised!<br/><br/>Cool use of the word ruminating, by the way. As an English prof, I revel in such random use of beautiful language. <br/><br/>And if my e-mail seems disjointed, blame not my education or degrees. I'm watching the Vikings-Bears game and am slightly distracted. :)<br/><br/>All the best--<br/><br/>Jennifer Flatt John,

This is Jason Flatt’s wife here. He has shared your page with me many times and I’ve enjoyed it as well. I feel compelled to respond to your posting (hilarious by the way) about gender and Victorian antiques. On one level, I can “up” your humor by saying that I’m a big sports fan. (Jason could take it or leave it.) In our parlor are a bunch of baseball memorabilia pieces. When guests first arrive, they see all of the wonderful Victorian pieces Jason has found for us, and they see some baseballs. Let me say there have been several male guests who have tried to bond with Jason over their “shared love of baseball” who were then disappointed–and no longer interested in talking about baseball–once they found out it was I and not he who loved sports.

I’m usually able to laugh off such events. After all, I’ve had a lifetime of learning to deal with them. On the other hand, as a teacher who fights to allow men and women to live to their fullest without being bound by stereotypes, I can’t help but also feel frustrated with such types. If they could only open their minds a bit further they might find they’d enjoying chatting baseball with me. More importantly, they might find–as I have–that they could learn a lot from Jason about Victoriana, and they might even like it. So I’m glad there’s the internet so we can spread our nets a bit further and find people with whom we can chat. Let them pause when they enter our houses, let them wonder about who we are, and perhaps someday they’ll open their minds just that centimeter more and not be quite as surprised!

Cool use of the word ruminating, by the way. As an English prof, I revel in such random use of beautiful language.

And if my e-mail seems disjointed, blame not my education or degrees. I’m watching the Vikings-Bears game and am slightly distracted. :)

All the best–

Jennifer Flatt

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