At 5:24 PM 7/22/96 +1200, Helen Marsh wrote: >Jivan this is one of the most extreme examples of what I think of as the >'straw man syndrome': redefining a position in an extreme form never >intended by its proponents thus making it easy to demonstrate that it is >ridiculous. Demolishing the 'straw-men' may entertain and encourage >opponents of the original position but it does nothing to convince even the >most tentative supporters to change their minds. dont you mean straw person? i guess the list is more eco than feminism. i cant believe that so many (this has happened many times before, on ecofem and femisa) people posting on a feminist listserv will use such sexist rhetoric. but dont let this come as a shock or as a biting criticism. criticism is only good for one thing, and that is change. just remember this the next time you type the word man to describe humans. jason
