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From: gazit@cs.duke.EDU (Hillel Gazit)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: Sexism vs. Men's Oppression
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Date: 31 May 91 22:35:06 GMT
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In article <9105311127.aa07895@ics.uci.edu> tittle@alexandre-dumas.ICS.UCI.EDU (Cindy Tittle Moore) writes:
>Let me make a minor point here.  I have never seen men stop themselves
>from oppressing men.  In the last point you made, actual beating up of
>gay men is done by men in probably 99% of the cases (I am *not*
>dismissing the impact of female homophobia) -- when is the last time
>you heard about a gang of women beating a suspected homosexual up?

The point is different.

Gang members tend to be more hostile and violent when their
girlfriends are around.  Being oppressive toward other men
is a good way to give the girlfriends what they want.