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- From: glen@slate.cs.wisc.edu (Glen Ecklund)
- Subject: Re: Men bonding with their Children.
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- Organization: U of Wisconsin Madison - Computer Sciences
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 19:35:59 GMT
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- starbuck@galaxy.ucr.edu (starbuck) writes:
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- >The greatest myth of the feminist is that the women
- >nuture by default and men, well we all know how they feel
- >about men. What is overlooked is the fact that men nuture
- >and bond with others especially with their children.
-
- As a feminist man, I'm glad that you have a good relationship with your
- daughter. But please get rid of the incorrect and hurtful stereotype
- of feminists. Feminists desire, expect, and appreciate equality of women
- and men.
- Of course, there will always be feminists who are ill-informed, or angry,
- or whatever, just as there are ill-informed and angry people of any political
- persuasion. I'm sorry if those are the only feminists you know.
-
- My personal experience: My wife is the Executive Director of Wisconsin NOW
- (National Organization for Women). We have a 2.5 year old son. I always
- feel welcome at NOW functions, and I have no sense that feminists overlook
- my nurturing of or bonding with my son.
- It's not the feminists who say I'm "babysitting" when I go out with my son.
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- Every child shall be treated with complete respect.
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- Glen Ecklund glen@cs.wisc.edu (608) 262-1318 Office, 262-1204 Dept. Sec'y
- Department of Computer Sciences 1210 W. Dayton St., Room 3355
- University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, Wis. 53706 U.S.A.
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