this morning when I was in the state of not-quite-awake I thought to myself “all beans in the world taste almost the way a bean is supposed to taste, but not quite” and I felt like I was on the brink of some great truth
and then I woke up and sat up straight in bed bc I had no idea how beans are apparently supposed to taste but I knew I was about to know and now I probably never will.
Did you know that after they switched to blind auditions, major symphony orchestras hired women between 30% to 55% more? Before bringing in “blind auditions” with a screen to conceal the the candidate, women in the top 5 major orchestras made up less than 5% of the musicians performing.
so I believe it was actually more complicated than that, in interesting ways. Because at first, when they did blind auditions, they were STILL hiring more men.
…Then they put down a carpet, so that high heels didn’t clack on the floor, and BOOM women were suddenly getting hired.
The testers didn’t even know that’s what they were picking up on, which just goes to show how tiny of a cue it takes for misogyny to kick in.
The case of blind auditions for orchestras and how it dramatically changed the gender makeup of orchestras is a very illuminating example of gender bias, and an interesting possible way of countering it.
Men who slam doors and furniture are making sure you hear how much they want to hit you.
The day he does that stupid nonesense just leave. He’s trynna tell you something sis pay attention and protect yourself. Domestic violence happens in escalation. Don’t stay around to find out 👋
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
