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From: bhilden@druxj.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Review : NBC's "Second Thoughts on Being Single" Documentary?
Message-ID: <793@druxj.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 26-Apr-84 11:11:17 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 26 11:11:17 1984
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I was unfortunate enough to watch the above mentioned documentary
(William Randolph Hearst would be proud) last night and I thought
I would air my opinions hopefully, others will do the same.

Being a male, I was struck by the fact that the show seemed bent
on portraying us as unfeeling, insensitive playboys whose
sole purpose in life is to cheapen women and keep them from having
the kid THEY so dearly want. 

It had to be some sort of set up by NBC as they seemed to go out of
their way to find only two types of persons to fuel their discussions.
First, they had the woman with the ticking biological clock who wanted
to settle down and raise a family.  Second, they had the man who didn't
care to get married or raise a family, he only wanted casual affairs
and no strings whatsoever.  How come NBC didn't show us some of the
men who at this moment are trying to find a mate for marriage and a family
but may not be succeeding. Oh, and what about carefree women who
would like to be more casual in their relationships, where were they?

It was interesting that when the men were interviewed, they seemed very
releaxed while the women seemed to be more tense, using many hand 
gestures, etc.

Anyway, it seems to me that shows like this do not alleviate any problems
or offer any solutions, they only help to polarize the gulf between
sexes.  

By the way, I may seem biased in my presentation of this material,
probably to stimulate some discussion on the net.

                Good luck to all and happy hunting,
              
                Bruce Hildenbrand
                ATT ISL DENVER