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Re: Women in brass bands

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Subject: Re: Women in brass bands
From: Peter Younghusband <monkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 22:23:57 +0800
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Paul Warder wrote:

> I think we need to separate the issues of playing and socialising when we
> talk about women players in bands.
>
> No reasonably minded person would dispute that women can play some of the
> instruments of the band as well and in some cases better than anyone else

Agreed - and I hope nobody would ever suggest otherwise.

> Where the issue of women in bands can cause problems is regarding the social
> aspects of banding.  All-male bands have a camaraderie and team spirit that
> cant possibly exist in a mixed band. Swearing, drinking, acting the goat on
> the bus and in the bar are usually frowned upon by your more caring,
> sensitive and sensible female band member! Although I must stress that I
> know of several banding women who take no prisoners in this regard!

Agreed again and indeed there are a few girls I know who would fit your
description too.

> We all know what Im taking about here. Its the rugby team thing. Men have
> previously objected to women in the taproom at pubs or the games room at
> social clubs for the same reasons.  In the last 20 years or so we have seen
> a gradual elimination of male only environments in all spheres of life with
> the rise of Political Correctness and Womens Lib. This is all very well,
> but theres no getting around the fact that men and women think and act
> differently in almost any given situation, just ask any married man!

Paul - your mail is extremely well put together.

> Other Points:
>
> (i) Women in bands do distract male members

Absolutely. Lets not say that it's the fault of the girl - more often the
bloke(s).

> (ii) Bands with couples or families mean that when you lose 1 player you
> lose 2, 3 or more players automatically.

Yes that is true. Anybody supply more evidence to this theory?

> (iii) Women get pregnant and leave you with an empty chair for several
> months or more often than not (and quite understandably) dont come back at
> all.

This is also very true, but I;m not sure whether or not is allowable to say such
things in these days of Political Correctness.

> Regards,
>
> Paul Warder (a non-PC band member)

And pleased to see it - let's have more Unpolitically Correct Lurkers standing
up and being counted!!!

Monkey


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