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- From: bob1@cos.com (Bob Blackshaw)
- Subject: Re: Male Men Bashers
- Message-ID: <bob1.727641551@cos>
- Organization: Corporation for Open Systems
- References: <1993Jan19.025256.27009@netcom.com> <1993Jan19.211220.15175@adobe.com> <93019.214453RIPBC@CUNYVM.BITNET> <1993Jan21.022029.20658@adobe.com>
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 18:39:11 GMT
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- In <1993Jan21.022029.20658@adobe.com> kendall@adobe.com (Janice Kendall) writes:
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- >In article <93019.214453RIPBC@CUNYVM.BITNET> RIPBC@CUNYVM.BITNET writes:
- >>From: kendall@adobe.com (Janice Kendall)
- >>
- >>- I don't know what his button is, but my button is that somehow, being a
- >>- feminist is a dirty word. I'm quite proud of it and happy to be living
- >>
- >> Perhaps this is the problem? There are many feminists like you who are
- >>only interested in fairness for women and have no objection to fairness
- >>for men also. However, there are, as I am sure you are aware, others who
- >>sort of don't go for fairness to men. It is confusing when the same word
- >>is used for both kinds of people. Also, the word `feminist' is itself sort
- >>of misleading. Like one could imagine that the black panthers would
- >>Rohit Parikh
-
- >I do actually prefer "humanist", but I guess even that term is loaded for
- >some people.
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- > Janice Kendall kendall@adobe.com ...!{decwrl|sun}!adobe!kendall
- >
- Well, in looking for labels, I am reminded of an interview with Alfie
- Scopp (sp?) on the CBC. Alfie used to play Clarabelle, the clown on
- a childrens TV program who never spoke, but used a pair of hand air
- horns to communicate. When asked about memorable moments from the
- show, he spoke of one time when after the show they were mingling
- with the audience. A little boy came up and took hold of the leg of
- Alfie's clown suit, and feeling Alfie's leg underneath, turned to
- his father and said "Hey Daddy, there's a people inside"
-
- Yeah, I kind of like that - so there's my label - I'm a people. :-)
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