--- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Quite right and delicious points sal. I think Rick may be on the > perverbial slippery slope here. As might we all. I vaguely nodded when > Rick wrote his first reply -- educated, professional women -- etc, > "yes, credible types" I thought. > > But to whom is the distiction being made? Educated, professional > women, are generally honest? Compared to what group of women who are > generally less so? Trailer trash? Redneck women? Walmart employees? > The stereotypes of personality traits one needs to cojure up to > complete Rick's thought are ghastly. > > I wonder does the same apply to men? (And if not why not? ) Bill > Clinton was highly educated at the best schools, certainly had a high > professional position, yet lied profusely. In my view, the same with > GWB. (And so we don't quibble in silly ways over semantics, by "lie" I > include the sense of "saying things that make people believe something > other than the truth".) What about Mr Skilling and Mr Ebbers who > essentially said " I didn't deal with the numbers" -- and as CEOs of > huge corporations ran them into the ground without, allegedely, a mere > glance at the numbers. > > Upon reflection, I have experienced that many highly educated women > have keen and repeatedly sharpened abilities to intentionally shape > ones image of things in ways that escape a glimpse of reality. Less > professional and educated women in my experience often are not good > liars -- are transparent when they attempt such -- and have a less > honed and nuanced moral code than their ivy league/boardroom sisters > -- and appear to prefer being straightforward -- because its simply > easier. > > > So, yes, following on to Sal's thought, tell us Rick (and all -- my > self included) at what degrading level of education, profession and > social standing does a woman become not credible -- compared to the > ascending crown of credibility for educated, professional women? > >
Project Bluebook used the term I think, but in the context of trying to establish if something was swamp gas, an airplane or a flying saucer, "educated" may be a requirement for "trustworthy." Farm girls probably have a better idea of whether or not they had sex with someone than many city girls, depending on the age group, so "educated" may have a different implication here... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
