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From: judy@altair.la.locus.com (Judy Leedom Tyrer)
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Subject: what feminism has done FOR men
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Date: 31 Oct 90 02:29:01 GMT
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There has been a lot of talk about how feminism has oppressed men.  I thought
it time to refresh the screen and look at what feminism has done to free men.
Last night I was flipping channels and noticed Hal Holbrook's new sitcom.
I thought that this sitcom, which attempts to picture men who are real people
(as opposed to macho, pistol weilding heros).  I was thinking how that sitcom
couldn't have come about without Designing Women and it got me thinking.
Naturally my mind wandered over to my husband.

Feminism has given men the freedom to be human beings.  They no longer have
to posture.  They no longer have to be all knowing, all powerful bread
winners caring for half the population (who are obviously too weak to care
for themselves).  Now that women can succeed in the work place, men can
succeed on the homefront.

My husband is a fabulous Dad.  He takes impeccable care of the children.  He
is a wonderful cook, can get stains out of anything in the laundry, and
manages to save us enormous amounts of money in his managing of the household.
Believe me, I appreciate these skills.  I don't have them.  Without feminism,
he would be working at a job he hates and we would be living in squalor eating
hot dogs and beans (actually, I am a good cook, but I hate cooking
consistantly so we'd have about one good meal a week).  

So, I think all and all, men have benefited from feminism far more than they 
have been oppressed.

Judy