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From: miller@nlm-mcs.ARPA (Nancy Miller)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Re: what makes you feel feminine/masculine?
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Date: Fri, 11-Oct-85 15:38:34 EDT
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> I feel "masculine" when I'm taking care of things myself:  the flat 
> tire on the car, leaky faucets, etc.  I feel "feminine" when I'm
> wearing silk, or lace; when I'm very dressed up, etc, but most
> especially when I'm rocking a baby to sleep.
> 
> Moira Mallison
> tektronix!moiram

Funny, I just feel competent, and good, when I take care of things myself.
When I think about it, I can see where fixing things has been considered to
be masculine.  But, then, it always has burned me up when I've been expected
to be "a typically incompetent female," as society has thought of us for so
long.
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