From: den Otter (neosapient@geocities.com)
Date: Mon Jun 14 1999 - 05:24:33 MDT
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> From: Spike Jones <spike66@ibm.net>
> > O'Regan, Emlyn wrote: in a purely text-based
> > relationship, how is physical gender really relevant? In fact, how many of
> > the components of your identity really have relevance in such a context?
>
> Two excellent questions, Emlyn. I have been pondering these:
> Do men talk differently to men than to women? Assuming none are
> hoping for a sexual encounter, such as a conversation taking place
> at work, why would you choose different words and phrases when
> talking to different genders?
Because subconsciously we still hope to score, I guess ;-)
> Or is there such a thing as a completely nonsexual context?
I doubt it; we're hardwired to spread our genes. Every other
individual will inevitably (sub)consciously) be evaluated as a
potential mate.
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