Michael Atherton wrote: >To answer your (rhetorical) questions: I am saying that in the past women sometimes >said "no" when they meant maybe. You may not realize and others may have forgotten, >but for many years it was not socially acceptable for women to say "yes" explicitly.
I hope that Mr. Atherton does not have a daughter. If he does, I hope that she never gets in the situation with someone who is confused about "no" meaning "no". >Fostering change in sexual attitudes and behavior was one of the goals of the feminist >movement. Sexual liberation did not refer solely to gender liberation. As to my >statement about the gay community (and I use this term for both genders), maybe >things have changed, but my gay friends enjoyed telling stories of how they had >seduced someone who had steadfastly held that they were straight. Many of them >are dead now, but I suppose that too was before your time. One would hope >that your politically correct indignation is not solely for campaign purposes and >merely reflects a lack of maturity. Wow, you can seduce straight people and turn them gay? I've got several straight girls I'm getting on my calendar right now! Carol Becker Longfellow Who won't be posting for a while because she will be...ahem...busy. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
