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From: phil@amd70.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women,net.news.group
Subject: Re: net.[wo]men[.only] (guidelines ???)
Message-ID: <4257@amd70.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Jan-84 23:05:12 EST
Article-I.D.: amd70.4257
Posted: Wed Jan 25 23:05:12 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Jan-84 12:24:17 EST
References: <159@ihu1g.UUCP>, <582@sbcs.UUCP>
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"Restricting read/write access to a group on such grounds as colour/race/sex
seems to me to be taking a step backwards: I can't see any logical
refutation - given the hypothesis that only women can contribute to
net.women.only - to groups such as net.whites.only (in South Africa they
call it "apartheid"), net.blacks.only, net.men.only ..."

	There is a difference. Consider that Eddie Murphy can make
	all the "kill the white man" jokes he wants and people think
	it funny (including me) while it is considered poor taste
	to make "nigger" jokes.

	The difference is that the white man is in power. In the case
	of net.women.only the key phrase would be "the man is in power".
	(I see nothing wrong with net.blacks.only if there were demand.)

	Besides, I'm tired of reading about circumcision in net.women.only.
-- 
Phil Ngai (408) 988-7777 {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amd70!phil