Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site fear.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!cae780!weitek!fear!robert From: robert@fear.UUCP (Robert Plamondon) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: "Traditional Values" Message-ID: <274@fear.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 10:56:04 EDT Article-I.D.: fear.274 Posted: Fri Oct 4 10:56:04 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Oct-85 09:09:26 EDT Organization: Weitek Corp. Sunnyvale Ca. Lines: 28 Keywords: Traditional Value Hypocrisy Maim Slash Kick Gouge Kill People who lament the decline in the institution of marriage tend to overlook a few of the less savory reasons why marriages lasted so long in the past. In days gone by, no matter how viciously a husband beat his wife, and no matter how often he molested his children, the marriage would stay together. Wives and children had no legal rights, and there were no support groups; women would be told to endure it, and the children would not be believed. Since the crimes weren't reported, as far as the record can tell, all of these wife-beating child molesters of bygone days had *perfect* marriages! The men were often considered to be pillars of the community, examples to the young, etc. etc. ad nauseam. These days, of course, the women are less well-behaved -- why, they complain even when no bones are broken! Lordy! Worse yet, the children *tell*! So the real difference between then and now is twofold -- women and children have rights now, and the level of hypocrisy about marriage has subsided from its Victorian level. Back to the thrilling days of yesteryear? No thanks. -- Robert Plamondon {turtlevax, resonex, cae780}!weitek!robert Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com