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From: cat@tommif.UUCP (Catherine Mikkelsen)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.music
Subject: Re: Performers with sexual images seen as role models
Message-ID: <122@tommif.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Jul-85 16:49:16 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 24 16:49:16 1985
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Keywords: Madonna, Kate Bush
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Summary: who let this guy in here?? (I'm sorry)

In article <4728@mit-eddie.UUCP>, nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan) writes:
> > From: cat@tommif.UUCP (Catherine Mikkelsen)
> 
> > AND BEFORE I get told to move this discussion to net.music (aaargh!!
> > not Kate Bush!!!), back to the original topic:
> 
> But Kate Bush would make a perfect roll model!  (Before any one flames
> at me to shut up about about Kate Bush, don't worry, this is all I'm
> going to say on the matter.)
> 
> 				-Doug Alan
> 				  nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (or ARPA)


WHAT is all you're going to say on the matter??  The next 50-odd lines of
KB blithering???   Look, I'm reeeeally sorry I brought the topic up.
Especially in this newsgroup.  And especially since I'm about ready to
unsubscribe to net.music because of all KB postings.  Not to sound rude
-- oh okay, TO sound rude -- but why don't you just go recite KB lyrics
into the nearest mirror?

And now, for some content:  My dear, sainted mother is a volunteer
fireman (how would Leary say that??? :-), owns several heavy-duty
guns, is an avid opera-attender, and does NOT let PMS get in the way
of anything (she teaches as well -- computers to juvenile deliquents :-).

People who are jumping on the PMS bandwagon as excuses for life really
p*** me off. YES, some people have problems.  Why even I, little old non-
vitriolic me, can get just a smidgen ticked off two days before my period
starts (and my breasts are begging to take the day off and stay at home,
alone). BUT the publicity surrounding PMS is being used by many male jerks
(and even some female ones) to point out that women should just not be
in the job market, since they're too *fragile* or whatever.

Personally, I don't think that if one has PMS problems one needs to broad-
cast them to the world.  A simple *I don't feel well* will suffice.  And
I really wonder about the types of people who constantly put forth the
premise that women aren't suited to the workplace -- and bolster that
sagging premise with two cardboard examples: PMS and women who leave
their jobs to have children.  

We don't hear Reagan bitching, do we??
 
With this stunning exhibit of logic and clear thinking, I remain:

Catherine Mikkelsen
decwrl!greipa!tommif!cat