On Sat, 22 Apr 1995, Carol Meeds WPB 407-433-2650 x 113 wrote:
> My "joke" was a lighthearted response to the posting of the Wood
> person. I "tried to imagine" a role reversal, a situation where
> women could "flame bait" men on a primarily male forum. Having
> just read the _Rachael_ on the "Warning on Male Reproductive
> Health" and knowing that this forum was ECOFEM, where I might
> expect to find others who subscribed to _Rachael_, I spoke in
> short hand and just referenced one aspect of this newsletter and
> how it could be used as "flame-baiT". I am glad to introduce
> several people who would not have know about _Rachael_ to it.
> Welcome. Enjoy. Check out the references!
Thanks for the explanation. Now it makes more sense. Especially since I
could not understand how you were reading the article to get something
out of it which was annoying.
> I don't see an article that focuses on the "male reproductive"
> system as being biased. What I have observed after posting
> articles like this is that they do generate a bit of excitment. I
> have been circulating various Rachael's and other "liberal" and
> environmental electronic postings and this above all else has made
> the recipients verbal off-line!
I am very curious. What kind of excitement does this article generate?
Is it just because we are talking about male sexuality/sex related
organs/virility, etc? What gives?
Jayne
