From: et@teal.csn.org (Eric H. Taylor)
Subject: Sexism, flaming, etc.
Followup-To: everything
Summary: Everyone's guide to fire prevention.
Keywords: sexism, flaming, bozos, bimbos, men, women, bias, feminism, freedom.
Organization: Dragonfire Unlimited, a division of ET & A, Inc.
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 07:10:31 GMT


Ok all you bozos and bimbos out there. It seems like a good time
for some serious flaming here. 
Now, don't get me right now and think that I'm just here to whine
about all the drivel and noise propagating about in this news
group. At my current rate, it would take me nigh on 3 or 4 hours
DAILY to read and keep up with all this. One wonders how you all
can stand it. (no, I *really* dont wanna know. Honestly).

Really now, I'm here to say a little bit about this thing a lot
of you have about blaming the opposite sex for this that and the
other thing. Take a look at some of the stuff out there. How much
of it is "men this" or "women that" kind of speaking?

So many of you people are blantantly baised. The amount of vehmenance
that is to your stereotypes I find appalling.

THINK ABOUT IT FOR A SECOND. MOST ANY STATEMENT THAT SAYS SOMETHING
LIKE "GUYS ARE..." OR "GIRLS ARE..." CAN BE SUBSTITUTED WITH "PEOPLE
ARE...". AND THE AMOUNT OF REALITY WONT BE ANY LESS. What will be lost
is some of the flamingly antagonistic responses such conversation
can engender. Not to mention the insulting and degrading some of
it leads to (or implies in the mind of the listener).

Think about it. Men like to play hard to get as much as women do.
Men like to dress up and so do women. Cultural stereotypes define
much of the role-playing that we live by, and sweeping generalizations
can be easily made based on such. Really now, people; outside of
a set of basic biologically based differences, and culturally imposed
"norms" there really isn't any difference between the sexes.

Women deserve the same rights and priveledges that men do.
Men deserve the same rights and priveledges that women do.
People deserve the same rights and priveledges that other people do.

Do you see what I mean? Is there any enlightenment out there?
Which of the three statements I just made is the most powerful?

DISCLAIMER: I just want to have an intelligent conversation with
a person of the opposite sex (female), with potential for long
term, committed, conversations. Requirements include open mindedness,
independance, wit, patience, healthy attitudes, no pretensions,
and availability. <<oh, so that's all there is to it, eh? come
on, be straight with them>> Ok, Ok. So there are are few more
requirements. <<a few??? get real>> OK, OK. So like I have a
lot of requirements. <<go on>> And I'm hard to please. I'm totally
unreasonable. I'm a conceited, righteous, pompous, sexual pig. <<TANJ,
I didn't have to be that detailed, did I?>> [[sure, why not?]]
OK, OK, Let's just be friends....  {{just kidding}}.

TEST: insert spaces, and what does it say:
opportunityisnowhere.

SUMMARY: As long as a conversation is full of sexist remarks, then
the listening will at best be flaming, and at least be ignored.

:}

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