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From: mat@mtx5a.UUCP (m.terribile)
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Subject: Re: Re: Feminists
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Date: Fri, 10-Oct-86 02:39:02 EDT
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> Look at the "slogans" that are still being taught today.
> "A man's GOT TO fight his own battles"
> "A man's GOT TO stand up for himself"
> "A man's GOT TO show strength"
> "A man's GOT TO take control of the situation"
> "Sometimes you HAVE TO fight to be a man"
> "Real Men don't cry"
> "Real men don't show fear"

Problem is, some of these are true either way.  Others are lies either way.
There *are* times that you have to stand up for what's right or for what's
yours or ... and there are a *few* times when you'd better not show fear or
weakness.  But just a few.  More often, you just have to put that need aside
for later.  Go through with it now, and cry when you get offstage, or quiver
when you're back in your own safe home.  These are skills, and should not be
turned into role demands.

The problem is that we (you, I, the dog next door) don't see these things in
their proper light, and certainly can't live them that way.
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