justafrog , 5 days ago @modulux @futurebird It strikes me as strangely irrational. It's not even consistent across different countries. Like in Bolivia you'd find plenty of male harpists, but in Germany it's very much a woman's instrument. It's purely about what a local culture deems suitable. But it's definitely a thing in every country I know of. There's some serious sociology research into this, too.
@modulux @futurebird It strikes me as strangely irrational.
It's not even consistent across different countries.
Like in Bolivia you'd find plenty of male harpists, but in Germany it's very much a woman's instrument.
It's purely about what a local culture deems suitable.
But it's definitely a thing in every country I know of.
There's some serious sociology research into this, too.
futurebird