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From: nancy@enmasse.UUCP (Nancy Werlin)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Re: what makes you feel feminine/masculine?
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Date: Thu, 10-Oct-85 15:26:55 EDT
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On some answers to "what makes you feel masculine/feminine?" which included
tradionally feminine things like wearing taffeta and perfume, 
Jamie (ubc-cs!andrews and male) writes:
> 
>      I find this amazing... women are still talking
> about [ being traditional and irrationally emotional ]... 
> as the things which make them feel feminine.
>      This makes me frustrated... [ I can't feel comfortable about
> doing "feminine" things ]...
>      I also can't feel good about doing traditionally masculine
> things, because of the bad feelings I associate with "playing the
> role"...

If I read you correctly, you are saying (may I paraphrase?) that 
you are amazed and a bit bewildered at the fact that the people
posting their masculine/feminine lists don't seem to have 
many qualms about enjoying playing stereotypic sex roles, whereas
you feel uncomfortable.  I believe Rich Rosen said he felt the same way.

Well, I'm with both of you.  As a woman, I read with particular interest
and, to be honest, some horror, at the unabashed postings listing 
perfume,