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From: woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.singles
Subject: Re: career vs. relationships
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Date: Fri, 14-Feb-86 17:57:24 EST
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> > > 	*USE* these commonly held assumptions *against* bright,
> > > 	competitive young women because bright, competitive
> > > 	young wome threaten male dominance in general
> > 
> Greg, the point being made is that there ARE men out there who do that
> kind of sh*t.  She didn't say that ALL men were like that.

  I agree that there are men out there that are like this. All stereotypes
persist because there are at least some who fit them. But the statement
"threaten male dominance IN GENERAL" (emphasis mine) seems to indicate
the way the original author thiks, i.e. very sexist.

--Greg
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