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From: khy@deimos.caltech.EDU (Antoine Rashad)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Clothing
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Date: 7 May 91 18:08:16 GMT
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What ever happened to the issue of clothing?  In the 70's no
self-respecting feminist would be caught dead wearing a dress or a
skirt, but these days lots of self-proclaimed feminists wear them all
the time.  Is protesting distinct clothing for men and women off the
feminist agenda?  Or do radical feminists still wear pants
exclusively?  Do radical feminists look down on feminine-looking women
who wear dresses and stockings?

Myself, I'm not complaining, because I never liked women in pants and
the fact that feminists dressed so badly turned me off feminism.  It
seems to me that after they softened up on the clothing issue,
feminists got more recruits.  What are the opinions on this issue
these days?