Originally Posted by TypeRTuner2000
Whoa, I didn't realize that I would hurt someone with something that innocent and unintentional. I have no dislike of girls in the automotive world are in general, but in the whole girls that I know have no like, or sense of what I enjoy about my car and many of yours. when i said this i didn't mean women as whole, just my experiance with the ones know. Also no, if you asked me about my car I would ask you if you knew anything about them before i ttried to explain, like i would a man or anything else.
meow
No you didn't offend me- thats a REALLY hard thing to do. I'm just trying to warn about the generalizations like lumping the girls because while trust me I'm aware of the fact that most girls aren't interested and don't get it- One of the biggest gripes I have is that there are so few girls who do (I'd love to get to race against another girl- or even just have one to hang out with), and of my friends (all of which are guys) their biggest gripe is that they can't find a chick who understands or supports their interest. But the thing is, when I got into the racing/car scene most of the time when I'd ask questions or tried to understand, the responses I received often had a different tone than if I had a guy ask on my behalf (ie more simple/less technical if I asked) and this was even after proving myself knowledgable and a very capable driver. The only guy that treated me on equal footing-with regards to car stuff- is now my husband.
Ultimately though, you are missing my point for my post though- say a girl is interested, and rather than asking a question that might be she fears might be seen as "dumb" or she feels silly to ask..she chooses to go on-line to try to learn more first so she can feel like she knows a bit more about the subject before asking someone a question so she feels less clueless/more confident on the subject before entering a conversation- and she comes across a post (one of the many that are out there) that does the typical lump the girls as annoying-question-askers, hopeless, and clueless (I'm not trying to call you a bad guy-or attack you you- or say you meant ill things towards chicks- I'm just saying from a girl's perspective this is how we see it!) It does nothing to encourage her into the penis-dominated world of cars. Sure shes going to have to get tougher skin to ultimately go out and run with the boys- but the learning experience has to start somewhere.
Back in high school (10 years ago) I was one of those girls- didn't get it, didn't want to get it, and had absolutely no interest. I went from at that time not being able to distinguish a Honda from a Ford (without looking at the emblem), not knowing anymore about cars than this is where the oil goes and this is where the gas goes -to quite a different girl. Now I daily drive a Type R, am a crew chief for a championship winning Honda driver, I road race, and can beat just about any guy at an autocross (except on the national level- where I do run in ladies class).
My point is- posts/comments that although may not be meant to be negative can come across that way (surely you won't deny that us girls hear/see/interpret things different from guys! thats the root of misunderstanding between the sexes!) Thats all I was trying to say.
I only commented on this as the only way I'm ever going to get any female competition (or dates for my friends) is if the little things that meant no harm start fading away- to encourage girls to ask silly questions so hopefully one day they'll grasp the big picture, more women will get on the track, and all the racer/car guys looking for a girl who gets it will get their wish too.