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Hey

I was just thinking about this today. Is it just me or is magic really male dominated. I was thinking of all the magicians I know(which isn't many) and I only could think of males. Has any one eles realised this, and if so why do you think this is?

kemo

Largely true, with a few notable exceptions, Laura London for example. She caused quite a 'stir' over at Magic Bunny a while back.

There are some, Mandy Muden for example.

Fay Presto....

Kemo writes: ". Is it just me or is magic really male dominated. . . . Has any one eles realised this, and if so why do you think this is?"

Kemo, many others have not only noticed this but commented on it.

First of all, yes, magic is male dominated. But certainly not exclusively male.

Second, as much as can be done is being done to change this.

However, some trades, crafts, and/or professions are dominated by one sex or the other; if it appears a "dead end" for women, it's called "the glass ceiling" or "pink-collar" work.

It's funny that TV news anchors, for example, are virtually all male on U.S. networks and big-market channels; women claim they are frozen out.
However, in Britain, I am given to understand that it is an area predominantly held by women, who claim that they are being "ghettoized" by such action!

So it simply proves that -- well, you can't win!

The very sad truth is, very few female performers seem capable of focusing on the idea of creating magic vs. using their physical form and the idea of being "cute" as their selling point. It's almost as if magic is more difficult for women in that they tend to mimic what they've seen most -- male performers.

The real paradox of it all is the fact that magic is seen as a femenine artform...

Maybe females are more into doing the real thing... *stir*

nickj wrote:Fay Presto....

You beat me to it. Fay's an interesting person and is a superb table hopper. There's a good clip of her in typical diamante-dripping action here.

You can also buy faye's video (with 'props') for her famous bottle thru table illusion. I have this and i love it

Is there even any female members on here? (I mean except from the ones that love you know who )

There are a couple female members - Mistress of Magic is one of them, although I've not seen her round here for a couple months now.

Mistress, are you there?

her famous bottle thru table illusion

She really has made that pretty much her own hasn't she. I know people that have been lucky enough to see her restauarnt work, and they talk with great enthusiasm about that effect. A true classic of magic.

Mistress, are you there?

I'm here, whether or not I'm all there is another question...