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From: markv@dartvax.UUCP (Mark F. Vita)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Women in combat (actually firefighters)
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Date: Wed, 17-Jul-85 11:58:57 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 17 11:58:57 1985
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> >It depends on the individual. If I had a choice between the woman who
> >picks Rodney Dangerfield up in the beer commercial and Woody Allen,
> >I'd have to go with the woman.
> 
> So we're back to a woman having to be (at least) twice as good as a man
> to be accepted, eh?  What a crock.
> 
> Barbara Zanzig
> tektronix!tektools!barbaraz


    Whoa, there.  Nowhere in the original message is it implied that "a woman
has to be twice as good as a man to be accepted".  The person who posted
the article stated quite clearly that it *depends on the individual*.  It was
assumed that the woman in the beer commercial was at least as physically
able as most capable firefighters, and that Woody Allen is not.  Implied was
that the qualifications for being a firefighter should be based on a set
of physical requirements which are applied equally to applicants of either
sex.  I don't know what you were thinking.  That women must be twice as
strong as Woody Allen to become firefighters?  Somehow I don't think
it would fly.  :^)
    Please, Ms. Zanzig, in the future carefully read an article and the
preceding discussion and make sure the brain is in gear before igniting
the flamethrower.  This sort of unfounded, antagonistic flaming serves 
no constructive purpose.
-- 

                                Mark Vita
                                Dartmouth College

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