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From: leue@tc.fluke.COM (Judy Leue)
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Subject: Re: equal rights?
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Date: 13 Sep 90 13:48:58 GMT
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In article <9009071358.AA23492@hela.iti.org> dhw@hela.iti.ORG ("David H. West") writes:
>In article <141699@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> marla@lucerne.Eng.Sun.COM (Marla Parker) writes:
>>A brave and enlightened family trapped over there could send the
>>father home with the children and leave the woman behind to capitalize
>>on the fact that both sides seem to think it is worse to hold a
>>woman hostage than a man.

>A father would likely be deterred from taking this option by the
>knowledge that, on his arrival home, he would be regarded by the
>vast majority of the population with contempt.  I think that this
>is fairly indisputable, however much one might prefer otherwise.

I must agree with David on this point.  And as it is a "society"
judgement upon arrival of home, it is also a "society" judgement to
hold men.  It is difficult to understand and even more difficult to
except these cultural differences.  It seems that the less progressive
the culture the greater the tendencies to revert to the "caveman"
attitude.  That is for the survival of the tribe you need to preserve
all the women and only minimum men.  And since the men have the
physical advantage (generally) the women should care for the little
tribesmen (babies).

From observation: Men seem to desire to protect women and children
much as women will protect their children to the death.  This is a
generalized statement but will hold its own.  And I believe this is
more instinctive than cultural.

3rd generation feminist,
Judy