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- From: nichols@math.umn.edu (Preston Nichols)
- Subject: Re: Mattel says "Math is tough."
- Message-ID: <1992Oct8.201206.20705@news2.cis.umn.edu>
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- References: <1992Oct5.212115.3356@bnlux1.bnl.gov>
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 20:12:06 GMT
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- In article <1992Oct5.212115.3356@bnlux1.bnl.gov> kyee@bnlux1.bnl.gov (kenton
- yee) writes:
- > In article <BvLyKC.LFH@rice.edu> iltiss@owlnet.rice.edu (Steven Patrick
- Iltis) writes:
- > > Mattel has just released a new product. A Barbie doll that says
- > >"Math is tough".
- > > This thoughtless attack on mathematics education in general and
- > >women in particular should not be allowed to happen without a significant
- > >protest from the mathematics and scientific community.
- >
- > Why do you assume women will be turned off by math simply
- ^^^^^
- > because it is tough? I know lots of people who like math
- ^^^^^^
- > BECAUSE it is tough.
- >
- I hope this doesn't come off as a flame, but the change in nouns above really
- made me wonder what you intended.
-