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- From: crb7q@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (Cameron Randale Bass)
- Subject: Re: Mattel on women
- Message-ID: <1992Oct13.165433.23065@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
- Keywords: Targetting females once again.
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- Organization: University of Virginia
- References: <1755@spam.ua.oz>
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 16:54:33 GMT
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- In article <1755@spam.ua.oz> mstewart@spam.ua.oz.au (Mark A Stewart) writes:
- >In response to
- >
- >> > One thing this thread makes clear is that there are lots of folk out
- >> > there who won't object to Mattel's message - even those who ought to
- >> > know better (IMO)... I had not originally planned to act on this,
- >> > but now I reckon that we (ie those who share the opinion that
- >> > women-in-math bashing is not to be encouraged) perhaps ought to make
- >> > sure our view is recognised by Mattel - and others - and so will send
- >> > a polite but firm protest as the original poster suggests. If you
- >> > agree, maybe the time spent to that end is more fruitful than another
- >> > posting to this thread...
- >>
- >> That's great, but there still remains a very big question
- >> if it *is* 'women-in-math bashing'. At most, it seems to me
- >> 'Barbie-in-math bashing', though I am completely sure with
- >> her positive attitude that even Barbie can make it through
- >> the required core courses.
- >>
- >> I suggest you'd do more good by taking a job at a nearby middle
- >> school and teaching the children some math. I want to warn you,
- >> it is a tough job to do successfully...
- >>
- >> dale bass
- >
- > You seem to have missed the point, Barbie is a significant "Role
- >Model" for many young girls, viewed as being an ideal for women to
- >live up to. To present her as a bubble head incapable of understanding
- >mathematics implicitly reflects upon the capacities of women.
-
- Inanimate objects are greatly overrated 'role models'. Usually,
- what mommy or daddy say and do are much more important.
-
- dale bass
-
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