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[novapsyche]

I want to encourage all of my friends to take my latest poll. It's been interesting to read all of the different discussions in various posts this week in my journal. Thanks to all of you for making this journal an active (I even want to say vivacious) place.

So, after you've taken the poll, please read further:

I did a bit of Google digging and found out that "B. Deutsch" is indeed a man, or at least that's what I assume from the person's name. B stands for Barry. The list was published online here at Expository Magazine in 2004 (although some versions of it were known online before then, because I saw a discussion of it dated to 2003).

Here is Mr. Deutsch's biography.

For those who thought that the author of the article was a woman, does your reading of the article change now that you know otherwise?

Comments

Re: did knowing the author's gender

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

Not your opinion. Your reading of the article as a whole.

Re: did knowing the author's gender

[magicmaiden.livejournal.com]

Thank you for pointing that out.

No. I guess it could have...but it didn't this time. I think because I was pretty open to it being either gender, just thinking it was more likely to being female.

Perhaps my feelings toward the author somewhat as it is always nice to have profemale men around.

I think it is more likely to make an impression to men reading the article than to women as I think the article has potential to feel like an attack on men....esp if one is a man.

There may be ways to share this information with folks and have it feel more informative than inflamatory.

Just not in the mood to do that at this moment.

Have fun...mm