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From: quint@topaz.ARPA (Amqueue)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Madonna, role model
Message-ID: <2222@topaz.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 03:30:01 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun  6 03:30:01 1985
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In article <841@ccice5.UUCP> rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone) writes:
>> 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.
>> 
>
>My only experience with Madonna is her videos (which, in my humble opinion,
>stink).  I don't have a daughter, but if I did I don't think I would want
>her to have a "slut-like" role model.  It's not her "wierdness" (I love
>Cyndi Lauper) but it's the blatent sexuallity.  I thought the whole point
>of the "womens movement" was to get them off of their backs and into the
>board rooms?  Teaching young women to be "sex-kittens" isn't going to do
>that.

The point of the women's movement was to get people to see that women 
weren't *ONLY* sex kittens. What is wrong with blatant sexuality? It can
be fun, in teh right setting. The Board Room is not a good setting for
it. But if all a young girl sees is The Board Room, then how is she
going to be able to deal with whatever emotions and sexuality she has
or comes in contactr with as an adolescent?  Teaching them only one way
of being, be it sexy or professional, is not going to produce a person 
capable of dealing with the ENTIRE real world.

/amqueue