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From: sigma@usl.UUCP (Spiros Triantafyllopoulos)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Madonna
Message-ID: <542@usl.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 31-May-85 20:38:36 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 31 20:38:36 1985
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Reply-To: sigma@usl.UUCP (Spiros Triantafyllopoulos)
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In article <273@cmu-cs-g.ARPA> ckk@cmu-cs-g.ARPA (Chris Koenigsberg) writes:
>Well, Madonna is playing in Pittsburgh tonight and ...	
>...
>The more successful role-models that young girls have while growing up,
>the healthier their outlook on life will be, I think. And the more
>informed choices they'll be able to make later on.
>
>Chris Koenigsberg

HA! Role Models? You assume that there are role models that are good to
be followed? Like the young smiling yuppie types advertising detergents
in the tube? I am ONLY 25, was raised with the role-types of the
late 60's (everything in Greece is 10 years late until 1982, where we
caught up :-)) and the great music of the 60's and early 70's. I did 
not get anyone's stereotype role, and I am glad I did not. Sheepish
people turn my stomach even more than the promoters...

How much of the stuff we see in net.women (rape, clothing, high-heels,
sexism, etc) originate from trying to attach people to stereotypes?
As far as the outlook is concerned, only excessive consumerism develops,
NOTHING else. (except air-headness, of course....) Down with stereotypes!

Spiros