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From: jonesg@ecn-pc.UUCP (Glynda Jones)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: what makes you feel feminine/masculine?
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Date: Sat, 12-Oct-85 13:08:42 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct 12 13:08:42 1985
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I guess you are defining femininity/masculinity
as the feeling that results from an act or 
thought that creates a sense of
satisfaction with oneself, particularly (but
not limited to) situations with the opposite
sex.  Anyone could use this definition to
defend just about  anything they do,
from the chauvinists (either
sex) to the well-rounded folk.  

It's a matter of what satisfies a person.  Or a
matter of what a person finds to be
self-reenforcing.  Some people feel very
masculine/feminine when they deride other
people.  Some people feel very
feminine/masculine when they can help someone
in need.  Some people feel very
masculine/feminine when their attire draws
compliments from either or both sexes.

I could go on forever.  Instead, I'll just list
a few of mine.  

	Holding hands with my husband
	Caring for a baby
	Sitting and talking with a group of men
	Baking (Honest!)
	Getting the door for someone
	Someone getting the door for me
	(and other courtesies)
	Wearing nail polish
	etc.

It's nice to be a woman.

Sorry, but douches do NOT make me feel
feminine!



-- 



Glynda Jones Davis
(my friends call me Gigi--The Bursar calls me Glynda)
Biomedical Engineering Center
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana  47907