Comments on: generating ‘enthusiasms’ http://creativitymachine.net/2006/05/23/generating-enthusiasms/ A personal research blog about vernacular creativity and technology by Jean Burgess. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:17:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Lucy http://creativitymachine.net/2006/05/23/generating-enthusiasms/#comment-26191 Lucy Thu, 25 May 2006 04:42:56 +0000 http://creativitymachine.net/2006/05/23/generating-enthusiasms/#comment-26191 Actually, that's a very short comment for someone whose handing in tommorow. One more footnote and I will vomit. Commenting on blogs is much more fun! Actually, that’s a very short comment for someone whose handing in tommorow.

One more footnote and I will vomit. Commenting on blogs is much more fun!

]]> By: Jean http://creativitymachine.net/2006/05/23/generating-enthusiasms/#comment-26151 Jean Wed, 24 May 2006 23:12:30 +0000 http://creativitymachine.net/2006/05/23/generating-enthusiasms/#comment-26151 That's a long comment for someone who is handing up tomorrow...Having seen you in action at our Extreme Bush Weekend, I have no doubt you could drive a tank/fix a helicopter with the best of 'em, and look ladylike doing it if necessary. ;) That’s a long comment for someone who is handing up tomorrow…Having seen you in action at our Extreme Bush Weekend, I have no doubt you could drive a tank/fix a helicopter with the best of ‘em, and look ladylike doing it if necessary. ;)

]]> By: Lucy http://creativitymachine.net/2006/05/23/generating-enthusiasms/#comment-26016 Lucy Wed, 24 May 2006 04:11:21 +0000 http://creativitymachine.net/2006/05/23/generating-enthusiasms/#comment-26016 I've noticed those ads. Actually, I was too busy being horrified by what people in the army get paid to think about the gendered nature of the technological messages. I am pretty sure that being a tank-mechanic is a gender-restricted job in the ADF. I suspect that they expect tanks to hang around on front lines in combat roles, and tank mechanics to double-up on killing people and fixing their tank when it brakes down, which makes it a front-line combat position. And women aren't allowed to work in those, as far as I know. We are too soft and delicate to be good killers or something. That's what the nice man from the Army who came to my high-school said, anyway. Or maybe they are worried that there might be 'gender relations' issues. Female Tank Mechanic: "Oi, who the &%^^ stole my spanner?" Male colleages: "Bloody women, always bitching and moaning. Shouldn't you be in the kitchen?". *cough* Back to work for me :-) I’ve noticed those ads. Actually, I was too busy being horrified by what people in the army get paid to think about the gendered nature of the technological messages.

I am pretty sure that being a tank-mechanic is a gender-restricted job in the ADF. I suspect that they expect tanks to hang around on front lines in combat roles, and tank mechanics to double-up on killing people and fixing their tank when it brakes down, which makes it a front-line combat position. And women aren’t allowed to work in those, as far as I know. We are too soft and delicate to be good killers or something. That’s what the nice man from the Army who came to my high-school said, anyway.

Or maybe they are worried that there might be ‘gender relations’ issues. Female Tank Mechanic: “Oi, who the &%^^ stole my spanner?” Male colleages: “Bloody women, always bitching and moaning. Shouldn’t you be in the kitchen?”.

*cough*

Back to work for me :-)

]]> By: glen http://creativitymachine.net/2006/05/23/generating-enthusiasms/#comment-25648 glen Tue, 23 May 2006 01:32:45 +0000 http://creativitymachine.net/2006/05/23/generating-enthusiasms/#comment-25648 ha! yes! good find! ha! yes! good find!

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