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From: jdravk@speech2.cs.cmu.edu (Jeanette Dravk)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: locker rooms
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Date: 26 Feb 91 18:04:50 GMT
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In article <9101182102.AA24713@easynet.crl.dec.com> baranski@meridn.enet.dec.com writes:
>>From: jdravk@speech2.cs.cmu.edu (Jeanette Dravk)
>>Subject: Re: sexist space
>
>>>"I don't like women sports writers barging into men's locker rooms."
> 
>>"But doesn't a locker room count as "any group"?"
>
>I think you're being silly, but...

Well you're the one who said "any group" to begin witha s I recall .. though
I admit, this whole thread was a while ago.

>It's ok for women to barge into men's locker rooms, IF it's ok for men to barge
>into women's locker rooms.
>
>fat chance.  this is typical of the sort of ridiculousness feminism supports.

Well if you want to say that you certainly can.  But I thought you were talking
about me?

If all women are feminist, wether they want to be or not, does that mean
all men are anit-feminists? (Q.E.D???!!)

I think no.

>Let's be real for a moment.  

>It's when a group becomes a 'public' gathering that is must not be exclusive,
>allowing anyone who seek the public agenda/purpose of the group.

Such as, say, when it becomes accepted ... no, demanded by the public and
TV programmers for sports announcers, et al to go into locker rooms after
a game to interview the athletes?

Or is that silly me again?


j-



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