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From: desjardins@h-sc1.UUCP (marie desjardins)
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Subject: Re: PMS and incompetence
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Date: Wed, 24-Jul-85 10:05:56 EDT
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> In article <532@ihu1m.UUCP> gadfly@ihu1m.UUCP (Gadfly) writes:
> >
> >Oh boy--more misogyny.  First off, this did not seem to deter the
> >British, Israelis or Indians from electing women, who certainly 
> >did not manifest any such problems carrying out their duties.  
> 
> Notice the question.  I asked whether such things as PMS should be
> taken into account.  Nothing there would indicate any misogyny!!
> Just a question.  I don't know it it has any validity --- that's why
> it was posed as a question! [ROSS GREENBERG]

Baloney, Ross!  If you had no opinion, you would have said, "Hey, guys,
do you think PMS should be taken into account...?"  Instead, you said
(and I quote):

> An interesting question:  Let's assume that a women were to run for
> President, Prime Minister (Hi, Maggie!), or whatever.  Should her
> PMS (or lack thereof) be taken into consideration? 

(fine, this is a reasonable question, but you couldn't stop there, 
could you, Ross?)

> Since *some* women get VERY weird due to PMS, and these women
> (if elected to office) would conceivable have their emotions doing
> weird things during some important decision process, shouldn't this
> be taken into account?                               ^^^^^^^^^

Make up your mind, Ross, do you have an opinion or don't you?  If
not, you should learn how to phrase a question properly, so as to
avoid any confusion (seems this gets you in trouble over and over,
doesn't it?) If so, then for Chrissakes just say what you think, 
and if you get flamed for it then take it like a man instead of 
constantly backing down and whining "I didn't mean THAT!"

   marie desjardins park