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From: abeaver@tekig5.UUCP (Annadiana Beaver)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.singles
Subject: Re: Beach harassment
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Date: Sun, 16-Feb-86 13:26:36 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 16 13:26:36 1986
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> > 	< ray writes >
> > scantily clad to the extreme limits of the law be indignant when a
> > healthy red blooded American male gives her the attention she
> > obviously desires?
> 
> You're making a lot of (ignorant, biased, sexist) assumptions here.

This kind of attitude is more than biased or sexist.  It is very DANGEROUS.

> > she simply a victim of her own misguided attempts at attracting a
> > desirable male.  Please no flames, just honest opinions desired.
> > Remember, we're talking scantily clad here, you know, fish net
> > bikinis with more holes than material.

As a woman who goes out alone, because I like to do things OTHER than stay
at home all of the time.  If I go out on a hot night, to listen to music,
I might wear something which has a minimal amount of fabric to it.  This 
would NOT be an effort to attract people. It would be ME staying cool.

> You have absolutely no reason to believe that she's trying to attract
> men.  Your assumption that "less clothing=promiscuous tramp" is the
> only basis for any of your speculations, and the assumption is silly.
> -- 
> 
> 		Robert Plamondon

Once again, I must disagree, in that you are not expressing just how TWISTED
this type of logic is.  If people are to be safe when they wish to go to any
type of public place, EVERYOME should understand that how you LOOK is to make
yourself happy.  Not to solicit the attention of others.

So many rapists have used that type of logic to justify their lack of self-
control.

	Annadiana Beaver
	abeaver@tektronix