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From: beth@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (beth d. christy)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: \"Why not send the men home?\"
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Date: Tue, 30-Apr-85 19:03:44 EDT
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Posted: Tue Apr 30 19:03:44 1985
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>[From: munson@squirt.DEC, Message-ID: <1848@decwrl.UUCP>]
>My sister has a theory, which I find thought-provoking.  She says, (and I 
>have seen elsewhere) that better than 95% of violent crimes are committed 
>by males; females are more likely to be victims.  The situation is such 
>that many women feel that they cannot expect to go out alone (safely) 
>after a certain time of day.  (If you don't believe this is true, take an 
>informal poll of the women you know - ask them whether they carry something 
>sharp like a fork, pen, or keys in a clenched fist when they have to walk 
>through a parking lot after dark.)  This is, in effect, a curfew.  My sister
>contends that a curfew for men should be instituted as this would
>drastically reduce violent crime. 
>let men out when willingly accompanied by a woman.
>
>                                    Respectfully,
>                                    Joanne Munson

This reminds me of a Sylvia cartoon in _That_Woman_Must_Be_On_Drugs_ ,
_A_Collection_of_Sylvia_by_Nicole_Hollander_ (copyright 1981, reprinted
without permission).  Sylvia's watching TV in a bar:

  TV:  Dr. Joyce Brothers is here to tell us that there are indeed
       differences between men and women.
  Syl: Oh!  Tell us Dr. Joyce.
  TV:  Studies show that boy babies are more restless in their cribs
       than girl babies.  Men are naturally more aggressive than women.
  Syl: All the more reason to keep them locked up after dark.

I don't mean to denigrate Joanne's (sister's) serious (??) point.  I
just always sorta liked this cartoon, and this seemed like a good time
to share it.

-- 

--JB  (not Elizabeth, not Beth Ann, not Mary Beth...Just Beth)