The Table. (Or, “Where My Ladies At?”)
This is a picture of my dinner table. When I first moved into my apartment, I felt like I needed to give myself an official housewarming gift, so I spent my first week there creating a decoupage (don’t hate on the craftiness) of album artwork and photos of some of my favorite musicians. My brother and his wife had done a similar project in their apartment, so I decided to borrow their idea and give it a try. Turned out to be a fun way to enjoy a move-in, and I even ended up featuring the table in my first music video.
Usually, when anyone visits my place, the table is often the first thing they notice (it’s a pretty small apartment). Most of my male friends are also interested in music, so they get a kick out of seeing the table, and can name most all the people included. The subsequent conversation is largely about who didn’t “make the cut,” and which albums from each artist we enjoy. Granted, I hang out with a lot of musicians and music lovers, so that’s to be expected.
But I’ve realized that the same is not necessarily true for most ladies who notice the table. I now, half-jokingly, refer to the table as the “cool test,” to see how many of the people they can name. The higher the percentage of people she identifies, the cooler she inherently becomes. While there’s only been one woman who’s been able to correctly identify 90% of the artists, the women’s average is probably under 50%.
This surprised me. I’m not sure if it’s a factor of age or just general interest, but a good female friend of mine (who is a songwriter herself) told me recently: “Girls are allowed to be lazy when it comes to music. They don’t usually take much interest in it on their own.” She admitted that even she was not immune to this admission of ignorance, and I started to wonder about the truth in her statement. While I was initially pretty appalled and skeptical, the table-test statistics so far haven’t disproven her point at all.
So, good people (especially ladies), any thoughts on this ‘musical laziness?’ Is it merely a coincidence? Can you name more than 60% of the table yourself? Is that a fair expectation?
Enlighten me.
-BrotherSpanky
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ambermimz answered:
lol! this is funny! i wonder who got 90% haha! I think it definitely depends on that persons interest but honestly 50% of those ppl r legends
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iwillonlydestroyyou answered:
i constantly get tested on my music knowledge by guys i meet because they are surprised to hear i love music. its nice to be right about it.
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itscool answered:
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wildersee answered:
Society says the man has to pay the bill, the woman just needs to eat the food.
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mystrengthflows answered:
I can’t believe the women are batting under 50%! The people you have on your table are some legends and easily recognizable!
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