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- From: parker@ehsn17.cen.uiuc.edu (Robert Scott Parker)
- Subject: Re: Who are the enemies to women?
- References: <1992Oct21.115746.2068@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> <92295.213806ADMN8647@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca> <1992Oct24.163029.2192@ncsu.edu> <92299.121706ADMN8647@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca> <1992Oct27.211834.23009@ncsu.edu> <92306.234239ADMN8647@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca>
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 22:01:40 GMT
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- Linda Birmingham <ADMN8647@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca> writes:
-
- >In article <1992Oct27.211834.23009@ncsu.edu> Doug Holtsinger says:
- >>In article <92299.121706ADMN8647@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca> Linda Birmingham writes:
- >>>dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger) writes:
- >>
- >>>>> Mr. Overpeck lobbies for the removal of a woman's right to
- >>>>> make decisions over her body. I personally don't care if he
- >>>>> is given sainthood tomorrow or takes in stray kittens. To
- >>>>> me he is an enemy to women, as are all like him who attempt
- >>>>> to make women pawns in their own morality play.
- >>
- >>>> What about the vast majority of women who support restrictions
- >>>> on abortion? Are they "enemies to women"?
- >>
- >>> I take it Mr. Holtsinger you missed the word "all".
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >>
- >>You didn't answer the question, Ms. Birmingham. Are the
- >>women in the United States who support restrictions on
- >>abortion "enemies" to women?
- >>
- >>> I do not see that word as gender specific.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- This line, and her line above, together answer your question. If Doug hadn't
- been so quick to interrupt and separate them he might have noticed that.
- She said "all like him", and cleared up that "all" was indeed meant as "all"
- and not as "all men".
-
- Her answer is clearly, "yes". Happy now?
-
- >>
- >>Neither do I, but that doesn't answer my question.
-
- Besides, it was clearly a *rhetorical* question which did not expect to be
- answered.
-
- >I did answer the question Mr. Holtsinger.
-
- I guess Doug just wasn't expecting a "yes", and the suble way you responded
- just went over his head.
-
- >This isn't harassment is it?
-
- Rhetorical harassment? My mom does that all the time. Maybe it should be
- outlawed? ;)
-
- >Linda
-
- -Rob
-