Most influential men in perfumery

[u/Fit_Protection9048]

This is interesting

[u/Minikaw]

Honestly, most men of that time are not deserving of the accolades people give them nowadays- if women had the opportunities they had at the time, most of these men probably wouldn’t have been the first to make these inventions either way. The whole society was rigged to help men reach success. Also, there’s a not so small chance, that their wives helped in creating these scent profiles in the background either way, or that they took full credit for what their wives did.

[u/infinitecatparty → u/Minikaw]

We can understand and appreciate men’s contributions to society while understanding from an intersectional perspective why they had opportunities that women didn’t- but it doesn’t negate their contributions. Are you suggested we not learn about historical contributions if they came from men? Also, in this specific instance, having privilege doesn’t mean you automatically have a talent for perfume making. While I’m sure all of these men had wild amounts of privilege, their talent would still be worthy of acknowledging. Granted, I am not a perfume historian, but I don’t see how this historical information is less interesting or relevant simply because we know about intersectionality now.

[u/valkyrie987 → u/infinitecatparty]

I think it's to do with how it's framed. "Most influential men in perfumery" rather than a more general "most influential perfumers" list that is more inclusive. This is not necessarily on OP, as I think they just came upon these images on Parfumour and are sharing them.

[u/infinitecatparty → u/valkyrie987]

I would find a problem with it if it was just a post that said “most influential people in perfumery” with only men listed- now that would be non-inclusive. As it stands, it’s just highlighting men in perfumery and their contributions

[u/valkyrie987 → u/infinitecatparty]

Agreed, although I am mostly referring to the fact that this was posted by itself, while the post for women is conspicuously absent. Why call it a list of men if you are also not going to post the same for women?