I don't have a link to another story to share today, just some innocent pondering (apparently car care is conducive to it). As these are my own thoughts I admit that there is certainly more to the story. But however incomplete, I felt them worthy of sharing.
So there I am at the end of a long weekend, bonding with my car. She's all washed and dry and ready for waxing. As I ready my sponge with carnuba wax and begin those rhythmic circular motions I watch other car owners pull in and out of the same lot. Throughout the waxing process, I observed 10 others come and go, just 1 of which was a woman. Where are the women, I wondered. There are, it seems, many activities in whose participation is divided along gender lines and perhaps a certain level of car care is one of those activities. I don't like to generalize, but perhaps the average hand-washing-waxing-vacuuming-and-overly-attentive car owner is more likely to be a dude. But why?
Perhaps Dave Chappelle has par of the answer. No, I'm serious. I caught Killing Them Softly on the comedy channel last night in which Dave explains the fundamental difference between women and men. He says, "Women's test in life is material. A man's test in life is a woman. By test I mean that those are the things that we desire. Men have nice cars. Not 'cause they like nice cars, but because women like nice cars. That's how it goes 'cause men are hunters and the car is the bait..." The audience is absolutely hysterical with laughter and many audience members are waving their hands indicating that they can attest to what Dave says. I on the other hand can't say that this is actually the way things are, but perhaps this is how we believe it to be. Think about it... if some guys believe that women's test is material than it would make sense that they care for their cars with their own hands taking care that it appears a certain way. And if some women believe that a man's test is a woman, than perhaps this would explain her attention to her appearance when she is going out on a date for instance.
As I said, there is surely more to this story. Male and female, women and men are not the simple and the act of car care is perhaps not so complex. Even still...
For your viewing pleasure, I have linked a clip from Killing Me Softly. It wasn't until Inside the Actor's Studio that I could really began to appreciate his perspective, so I've linked that as well. Enjoy the last of your long weekend!!!
