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- From: sfjr@wam.umd.edu (Steve Russell)
- Subject: Re:Has The Fight Changed Before My Eyes
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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 17:27:25 GMT
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- Article 2887 of alt.feminism:
- Newsgroups: alt.feminism
- Subject: Has the Fight changed before my very eyes?
- Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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- mpon@gmuvax2.gmu.edu Malcom Pon writes:
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- On the other hand, there are a lot of people who post here, sounding
- like they've been careful about what they talk about, and careful aboutt
- what they think... careful with logic and with language, who are saying
- these same New Right things, so what do we do?
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- First, I have to compliment you on the general sensitivity and
- diplomacy of your post. In my opinion, at the heart of various
- "-isms" (racism etc. gen bigotry) is chooseing a narrow almost
- characteurized view of people that blinds us to what we have
- in common as human beings and that persons many other complex
- qualities. I believe this kind of thought perpetuates itself.
- If I JUST dismiss a person as a "racist", a "sexist", a "feminist",
- a member of the "New Right", Im giving myself almost no representation
- of who they are as people and I am less likely to respect them as
- such. In order for these "isms" to come to an end meaningful
- communication must take place. If I dont respect a person whom
- I labeled/characteurized enough to believe they have the ability
- to be communicated with on MY level as a PEER I either will not
- try or make a less then adequate attempt. If this person senses
- I dont respect them in this way, which they deserve, they
- will not be inclined to listen to me in a frame of mind that will
- inspire them to change their ideas.
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- Please dont label PEOPLE as members of anything. If they make
- careful, reasonable, logical arguments....converse with them
- and listen to them in the spirit they have something to offer
- to you. If you have something to offer them, and they offend
- you somehow, employ understanding/patientce until you find a
- way to inspire them to change. Afterall, you are asking something
- from them.....ie to change, you should be willing to give as well.
- Even if it irritates you as it sometimes does me.
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- My being hurt, irritated in this process is less important then me
- being able to inspire a person to change as a respected Peer. The
- whole world benefits from that, I can always find alternative ways
- of dealing with my offended feelings.
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- Steve R
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