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From: shelley@aimed.UUCP (Shelley Spence)
Newsgroups: news.admin,misc.legal,soc.women
Subject: re: proposed lawsuit
Keywords: fanaticism
Message-ID: <22@aimed.UUCP>
Date: 26 Jul 88 03:58:43 GMT
Organization: AIM, Inc, Toronto, Ontario
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Mark: 

When a baby is born, the first question that is asked is: What is it,
a boy or a girl? From that moment on, we are labeled, like it or not. Men
                                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
and women have their differences, but they have more similairities. Neither
one is superior/inferior. Men and women are basically equal. By calling
youself a man, you are only admitting that being a man is somehow superior. 
Being a women is *not* demeaning, it is something to be proud of.

The proper use of the third person pronoun is he/she, or some representation
thereof, it is not just 'he'. Calling yourself a man and not wanting to be
referred to as a woman is a disgrace. Are you ashamed of being referred to
as a woman? Why is it demeaning? Why is it a violation of your rights? You
have the same right, as a woman, to equal opportunities and privledges as any
other human being (at least in the Canadian bill of rights :-) ). These rights
may not always be met, but calling yourself a man does nothing to help
your cause.

Feminists have a reputation for being fanatical. This is unjust. You, however,
are making matters worse. By making people laugh at you, you have done
more damage to those who are seriously part of the women's movement - male
or female - than any person who wants to chain women, barefoot and pregnant,
into the kitchen. 

To all others that have been following this tripe:

For the sake of all women, please don't take Mark's views
as a true representation of feminism.   

Shelley L. J. Spence (Ms! :-) )

PS: Hey *dre@myrias* did you see this? :-)