Kylie. Women are not in the Minority! In America and other countries
women actually outnumber men! also do believe the majority of women
are in favor of feminism-just the type of feminism women disagree on.
My .02 worth
Bertina Miller
On Wed, 21 Jun 1995, Kylie Matthews wrote:
> Yes, Camille Paglia is extreme. (See "Vamps and Tramps".) She's
> > bisexual
> so what. being bisexual or gay does not mean that you are more
> broadminded. it is a sexual preference full stop. many people, gays
> included, believe that being a member of a minority group makes you more
> sensitive to the needs of other minority groups. Wrong.
>
> if this were the case all women would be feminists, but they aren't.
>
> She
> > admits getting excited at the sight of a beautiful woman, similar
> > to a male response. (I think nearly all of us Italians hava a
> > hormone problem!) She favors pornography, legal prostitution, etc.
> > She evens condones child pornography, which in my view goes way
> > over the line. But she's extremely intelligent,
>
> So was Adolph hitler, what's your point?
>
>
> > I'm still puzzled about the meaning of ECOFEM. If the "FEM" part
> > refers to women's rights, as opposed to feminine characteristics,
> > what's the point? Do you mean simply that providing equal rights
> > to women will help the environmental movement? Well, gee, that's
> > easy - the answer is obviously YES. So what's there to discuss,
> >
> As has already been said but i reiterate; FEM means taking a feminist
> perspective to the environment. This means an understanding of how the
> capitalist patriachy has oppressed women and the environment.
> it is not about how women view things but how feminist thinking can advise us.
> not all women are feminists. in fact many can be found to be stanch
> defenders of the patriarchial system which is binding them. This a
> psychological phenomena whereby in order to best survive you must embrace
> your captor. a lot of these women may be a lot happier in a way from the
> feminist because they are not continually getting angry and stressed at the
> injustices happening to themselves and their sisters.
>
> Respectfully,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> "Interesting: Your people glorified organised violence for 40 centuries,
> but you imprison those who employ it privately."
> Mr Spock. Star Trek 'Dagger of the Mind'
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