There are women who try to strike up conversations with me by talking about sports -- which I'm mostly not interested in. Because, of course, all men are interested in sports.
At one time, Marxist-Leninists who knew I was interested in science fiction but who themselves weren't would bring up Jack London's sf. (For the past couple of decades, the Marxist-Leninists I've known outside my family have been sf readers.)
My thoughts: Don't take for granted that someone who belongs to a particular group is "of course" interested in certain things.
Tangent: Something from a conversation a while ago: -"People told me that the Baptist church near the University of Minnesota was liberal; but I figured yeah, how liberal could a Baptist church be? That was before I found out the pastor was a lesbian."
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Date: 2008-06-23 12:09 am (UTC)At one time, Marxist-Leninists who knew I was interested in science fiction but who themselves weren't would bring up Jack London's sf. (For the past couple of decades, the Marxist-Leninists I've known outside my family have been sf readers.)
My thoughts: Don't take for granted that someone who belongs to a particular group is "of course" interested in certain things.
Tangent: Something from a conversation a while ago: -"People told me that the Baptist church near the University of Minnesota was liberal; but I figured yeah, how liberal could a Baptist church be? That was before I found out the pastor was a lesbian."