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From: scott@hou2g.UUCP (Racer X)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Is feminism sexism by females?
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Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 08:24:15 EDT
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>>>The ad ends again with the women seeing the beefcake
>>>walking by in a skimpy bathing suit and exclaiming "Now that is
>>>what I like" followed by various other comments directed at the guy,
>>>with much lewd giggles.

>> Some people in the advertising industry will use any means they can get
>> away with.  They probably think they can sell a lot of machines to guys
>> who are having trouble attracting girls by usinbg that approach.  

>I certainly don't advocate that approach, either as an advertising technique
>or as a real-life response to the opposite sex.  However, I really wonder
>if it *is* less offensive to men, simply because they don't have to put
>up with it all the time.  It recently happened to my 16-year-old son, 

>                                                                    He came
>home and told me what an ego boost it was.  He was just disappointed that
>they didn't stop to talk to him.  I wonder how many adult men would feel the
>same way.

I think quite a few.  I'd certainly consider it an ego boost.  I think
the difference between men and women on this is centered on the fear of 
rape and/or sexual harrassment.  Men don't normally fear things going
any further than the "ogle" or "whistle".  Women often do (usually with
justification).  I think *some* men, myself on occasion, mean a "whistle"
to be a compliment, AND NOTHING MORE. (Unfortunately, many men don't.) 
So a man is more likely to take it this way (i.e. lightly) when it happens 
to him.

			SJBerry
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