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From: tittle@blanche.ICS.UCI.EDU (Cindy Tittle Moore)
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Subject: Re: Why I Am Not a Feminist
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Date: 25 Apr 91 17:38:15 GMT
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In <672147838@lear.cs.duke.edu> gazit@cs.duke.edu (Hillel Gazit) writes:

>Becky Thompson, a sociology and women's studies professor, in a
>teaching manual distributed by the American Sociological Association
>writes: "I begin my course with the basic principle that in a racist,
>classist and sexist society we have all swallowed oppressive ways of
>being, whether intentionally or not.  Specifically, this means that it
>is not open to debate whether a white student is racist or a male
>student is sexist.  He/she simply is."  -- From the April issue of
>"Forbes"

>Do you know why no feminist has denounced it, even though I posted it
>several times?

I haven't seen it before, but it is a position that I disagree with.
However, I have indicated before to Mr. Gazit that I disagreed with
various similar positions and his reaction has been, in effect,
"you're not one of the feminists that count."  With a reaction like
that, it is perhaps little wonder that later demands met with little
response.

--Cindy