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From: cng@burdvax.UUCP (Tom Albrecht)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Male feminists?
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Date: Wed, 2-Nov-83 16:46:26 EST
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While we might all agree with the given definition of a "feminist",
unfortunately the feminist movement (i.e. the women's liberation movement)
has associated itself with many causes with which some people cannot sympathize.
For instance, many of the movers and shakers within the women's movement
are also associated with the abortion rights movement and the lesbian/gay
rights movement.  I, for one, accept all of the tenents put forth by
Margaret Atwood, however, I don't think that I would qualify as a
"feminist" by the establishment of the women's movement, the National
Organization for Women.  Their platform includes the notion that abortions
should be available to all women who want them (without interference by
men) and that the rights of lesbians are somehow related to the more
general rights of women (i.e. the right to raise a family).  I do not
believe that access to abortion is a right guaranteed under the
Constitution.  The rights of the unborn far outweigh the rights of the
woman in this case.  I believe the women's movement has alienated many who
would otherwise support it because of these rather sordid associations.

			Tom Albrecht