Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chickification: the process by which a formerly male activity is ruined for the men who enjoyed it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
I subscribe to a couple of airplane magazines.\u00a0 In the past, the articles mostly covered maintenance and repairs, flying safety practices, and heads-up notices of regulatory changes.\u00a0 There was endless encouragement to take kids flying to develop a love of aviation to keep the sport alive.\u00a0 The phrase “$100 hamburger” was tongue-in-cheek (it refers to the practice of flying your airplane to another airport for no real purpose, just eat lunch and come home.\u00a0 Adding up all the costs of owning and operating an airplane, that hamburger cost you $100, at least. But hey, considering the boat, motor and trailer, what did that walleye cost you? It’s not about the money, it’s about the sport).\u00a0 Flying apparel was logo ball caps.\u00a0 Flying club meetings were sitting on folding chairs in a hangar shooting the breeze with other pilots.<\/p>
Lately, I’ve noticed a change in the magazines.\u00a0 Now that the editors are women journalism majors hired to make the headquarters office acceptably diverse, the content of the magazines has shifted.\u00a0 They’re all about getting more women flying, more girls interested in aviation.\u00a0 Flying articles emphasize mothers juggling flying careers and family. Glossy photos show foodie destinations. Flying apparel is fashionable.\u00a0 It’s a noticeable shift in emphasis away from old men in favor of 30-ish women.\u00a0 I fully expect Standards of Conduct and Speech Codes for flying club meetings within the next year.\u00a0\u00a0 Nobody is allowed to say it, but adding women to a club changes the club and seldom for the better.<\/p>
Women don’t need special programs or rules or encouragement to be accepted at a male activity such as flying (or shooting at the firing range).\u00a0 Just show up and the guys will fall all over themselves welcoming you.\u00a0 Forcing your way in is a sure way to force the guys out and after that, it’s just one big cat-fight which nobody ever wins until everyone stomps off in a huff and the club closes.<\/p>
Joe Doakes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Which may be the goal, at least for some. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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