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Why are so few women here?


It was the same on IMDb, and I find it curious. My female friends and relatives watch just as many films and TV as their male counterparts, yet women are by far in the minority on MC, as it was on IMDb.

It's not that they aren't into discussing, either, as that happens offline as much with woman as with men. So why do so few women come to a message board and discuss them?

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I feel like there are lots of women here
MC feels 50/50 to me in terms of gender
If I'm mistaken then I apologize...it's just that a high number of our regs are ladies and I think the male/female ratio is pretty much even

We should post a thread about this!

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Nah, there are a lot more male regs than female. Only 9 women that I know are women, and a lot more men.

I just did post a thread about this! 😄

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Perhaps I'm mistaken and I have no interest in arguing with you Dear Cat🐱

I'll check out your thread!

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I've always felt it was weird on the IMDb score breakdowns. Men overwhelmingly give a rating for a movie compared to women. I don't know why considering men watch the same amount of films as women.

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Interesting take on the scoring.

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Maybe there's something to that. I noticed that too. At the time I assumed it was because there were a lot more men on IMDb than women, which is true, but ... I often didn't rate movies or shows either. Usually only if I loved or hated something. Otherwise it didn't seem worth my trouble rating it.

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How can you tell who is female or male on this site?

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As I just said to Entwickler, over time most people tend to say things that show or indicate they're female or male. Sometimes it's obvious by their choice of name, although that's not surefire.

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How do you know who is a woman on here? Other than the obvious threads on some actress’ rack, I assume it’s 50/50 in most threads.

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Over time people tend to say things that reveal or indicate they're male or female. Not everyone, but many.

For instance with you I've gotten the impression you're a woman. I could be wrong, and couldn't tell you what it was you said that made me think so, but that's the feeling I've gotten.

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Hmm, interesting. I am not saying a thing. 😉

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You don't have to. Now I know 😊

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I don't know if y'all know each other but usernames can seem male. I never thought of that when I chose mine. female here

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I knew you were a woman a long time ago :). It was something you said. Don't ask me what.

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Some may know some may not.

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I wonder if it’s a time constraints reason? My wife for example is massively into the Facebook, Instagram, Twitter side of social media, whereas I don’t have any such accounts (my wife is our social secretary). There’s only so many hours in the day, so....

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All the women are otherwise occupied cooking and cleaning for their husbands.

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Or, in your case, sleeping with actual men who are not you.

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I'm starting a thread
Inspired by you dear Cat
I would never argue with you but I feel like our membership is pretty equally divided along gender lines...let's find out😉

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