Newsgroups: alt.fan.pern
Subject: Re: Hearing dragons
From: y00025@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU (Kristy Olson)
Date: 23 Jan 93 00:14:38 -0600
Reply-To: y00025@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU
Organization: St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

In article <A78576CDA202501C@morbius.dartmouth.edu>, takkyon@morbius.dartmouth.edu (Dr. Tachyon) writes:
>In article [snip] Mezo, venkman@lamar.ColoState.EDU writes:
>> Yeah, Annes rampant feminism bugs me too.
>
>Ah, clearly Lessa sweeping out the fireplaces in Ruatha Hold is a prime
>example of the empowerment of those of the feminine persuasion.  Quite
>naturally, the fact that Fax keeps I don't know how many ladies around
>his quarters is, in reality, a bitingly ironic comment by Anne designed
>to throw Fax into sharp contrast with the rest of Pern, an effect
>heightened by the fact that F'lar treats the whole business as if doing
>so was a COMPLETELY NORMAL OCCURANCE!  They are, of course, in reality
>all there of their own free will, and are, in fact, keeping Fax around
>only as a male figurehead for their own nefarious purposes of global
>conquest and world economic domination!  Such radical, visionary
>feminism, how daringly imagined and yet so subtly presented as to have
>escaped the notice of every other reader of McCaffrey's work on the face
>of the planet!  Accept the eternal, unwavering gratitude of my unworthy
>self for having opened my eyes to the truth behind Anne's words!  Such
>knowledge was not destined for a lowly one such as myself, but thanks to
>your wisdom I see all clearly.
>
>> @set me=flame_proof.....
>
>Aiieeeee!  Nay, say it is not so!  Surely none shall dare to flame the
>possesor of the mighty FLAME_PROOF flag, however ignorant of the One True
>Nature of the Word of Anne or led astray by foolishly modern notions of
>women's place in society they may be.  So sing hallelujah, brothers and
>sisters!
>
>> I get tired of all the B*llsh*t about women being more empathic, dealing
>> better with people etc. Frankly its a fallacy, they have a
>predisposition
>> but that comes from how they were raised, not from their sex.
>
>Exactly!  What perfection!  What coherent, logically argued, rigorously
>proven proof!  And such a consistent, easily portable argument, too --
>now, yes, finally, at long last, I can easily and coherently argue that
>my own predisposition for fatherhood has NOTHING TO DO with my sex, but
>is instead entirely grounded in my upbringing.  At last the reason Carl
>Lewis could beat Florence Griffith Joyner in the 100 meters with the
>Dallas Cowboys defensive line tied to his back become clear -- clearly,
>oh, with crystalline lucidity I see now that it is all due to his
>upbringing as a boy, encouraged to play sports, and is absolutely, nay,
>UNARGUABLY beyond the influence of such trivial factors as his sex.  I am
>ashamed, yes, MORTIFIED to be even seen as responding to a post of such
>obvious good sense, for fear I may be seen as the LOWLIFE RADICAL
>NEO-FASCIST PINKO-COMMIE FEMINIST SCUM I truly am!
>
>> Anyway, if women want to claim the 'ggod' things as related to sex,
>they better
>> damn well accept all the bad things. 
>
>OH, BLESS ME, BROTHER, FOR I HAVE SINNED!  I have sinned in my heart and
>committed the unimaginable crime of thinking it appropriate for women to
>claim any area of superiority over men!  And I have compounded this sin
>by allowing them to say so in a public forum without immediately offering
>a gratuitous denigration of their sex for the amusement of the crowd! 
>Oh, save me, Brother, come and save my soul before I burn in that
>unimaginably horrid feminist hell reserved for those who think it's OK
>for women to say "We're better at this!"
>
>> Just my bit to get flamed for awhile. =) I miss it.
>
>Consider yourself chastened.
>
>> Th'ron.
>
>	-- dr. "repent, for the END OF FEMINISM is at hand, brother" t
>			loyal worshipper, church of rhodesia
>
>--
>email: takkyon@{turing,morbius,winesap}.dartmouth.edu
>Disclaimer: I surely don't speak for the wizards of PernMUSH.
>"No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder
>blades will seriously cramp his style." -- vlad taltos



                                  AMEN!!!!!!!!




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