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From: garys@bunker.UUCP (Gary M. Samuelson)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Personal Flame for Charles Forsythe
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Date: Tue, 24-Sep-85 10:11:59 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 24 10:11:59 1985
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> In article <239@tekig5.UUCP> david@tekig5Hayes.UUCP (David Hayes) writes:
> >Why is it the most outspoken and prolific writers in the 
> >pro-life camp (in this forum) are men.  I realize men outnumber
> >women by quite a margin on the net...

[answering his own question, of course]

> >... but where are the female counterparts
> >of the Pauls, Garys, and Mikes??

To which Charles Forsythe, in customary fashion, replies:

> They're at home, barefoot and (or course) pregnant.

Charles must think he is something of a wit.  (He's half right, of course --
get it, Charles?  In other words (in case you're having an unusually slow
day), you are a half-wit.)  And a jerk.  Try not to let it show so much.
One way to keep your jerkiness hidden is to keep your mouth shut when
you don't know what you're talking about.

Now, if you want to know some facts (which I doubt -- it so limits the
half-witted wisecracks available), my wife is at home, may or may not
be barefoot -- I usually take my shoes off as soon as I get home, too --
and is pregnant.  Now, so what?  She is home because spending time
with our daughter is more important TO HER than the extra income she
would earn, if she had full time employment elsewhere.  If she is
barefoot, it is because she finds it more comfortable than wearing
shoes (I never did understand the significance of being barefoot).
She is pregnant largely because *she* wanted to be -- I helped all
I could, of course :-), but her desire for another baby is very strong,
stronger than mine.

Does it bother you that my wife *wants* to stay home to take care
of our daughter, and *wants* to be pregnant?  (And are you offended
by bare feet?)  Or do you think that being at home and pregnant is
prima facie evidence that she was coerced into that state?  (To
anyone else reading this: please note that I am only at odds with
Charles Forsythe on this; I am not attributing these attitudes to
others.)

> I don't think they'd
> be allowed to use a computer if they knew how.

Listen, Creep, you can insult me all you want, but don't start on
my wife.  Your wisecrack (foolcrack?) above is an insult to my
wife's intelligence.  It implies that she is ignorant, and unable
to make any decisions by herself.

For your information, my wife has a BA in Mathematics and is a certified
teacher (secondary Math and Science) in three (maybe four) states.  She
also went to summer school for six weeks this past July-August, to improve
her teaching skills.

Furthermore (as should be clear, even to you, by this time), she does
know how to use a computer.  We have two personal computers -- an Apple
II+ and a Macintosh.  She knows how to use both of them.  And, of course,
she is allowed to.  Even our daughter (not quite 3 years) is allowed to
use them, under supervision.  Got that, Charles?  We're teaching our
DAUGHTER how to use a computer.

You owe my wife a public apology.

Gary Samuelson


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