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From: jad@lanl-a.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Feminism and the double standard
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Date: Sat, 7-Apr-84 02:47:09 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr  7 02:47:09 1984
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From what I've read in this newsgroup,
I believe I am about to take an
unpopular stand. Such is life.

I believe the idea is that it is more
or less ok for women to use flirting
as a tool in the commercial marketplace.

On the other hand:
Would a woman who uses flirting in this
fashion do so with another woman?
If not, why not? (Gosh, it just wouldn't
work, would it.... :-)
So, such women allow their behavior to
be altered by the gender of their
intended recipient....
But I thought the whole point was that
(on the whole) we want to treat
everybody as PEOPLE, regardless of sex-
somehow that seems the professional way
to act.
So how come these women are so keen on
continuing to use an obviously sexist
ploy????
The most prevalent excuse seems to be:
Well, it works!
I am afraid that just doesn't cut it -
lots of things "work", but it doesn't
mean that we ought to do them. ( A
similar idea was brought up in relation
to software piracy lately - it may
be easy to pirate and certainly does
provide one with that they might have
to otherwise do without, but that doesn't
make it right!)

Wishing I had an ablative heat shield
Zozzles The Freep