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Happy Halloween, Farthing.  I know this is rude, but I gotta make an 
honest woman out of you. :)

L. J. Farthing <farthing@leland.Stanford.EDU> wrote:
>(Zebee Johnstone) writes:

>>I have seldom if ever seen the kind of thing that seems to haunt
>>Rosie's every move.

[ ... ]

>Or maybe you're not writing the kind of things Rosie writes.

Since when do women get all weak-kneed and flustery at the sight of a 
couple four-letter words?  Weren't you the one who recently declaimed 
that the male solution to female verbal abuse was for men to develop the 
same facility with language that women have?  Or was that someone else?

>I've seen women targeted in ways men aren't in several
>newsgroups.  A few months back in soc.motss, one man was
>annoying the hell out of the newsgroup.  Many posters were
>flaming him, but guess who he chose to complain about to
>their sysadmins?  Two women and one man.  One only has to
>skim soc.motss to realize how few women post there.

Isn't it you who keeps pointing out that anecdotal incidents are 
isolated occurances and not indicative of a trend?  Or was that someone 
else? 

>>Rosie, if you are so concerned about the oppression of women, 
>>then go and work in an area that is crying out for help and
>>support from intelligent media trained people.

>In other words, shut up and go elsewhere.

Rosie posted an Emily Post netiquette whine to a batch of confrontational 
newsgroups.  It's extremely difficult to protect her delicate feminine 
sensibilities under those circumstances.  I think your efforts to play 
Miss Manners are futile, and teaching Rosie what a bit bucket is would 
more useful.

>Naw.  Just assuming because net.life has been good to you,
>those who haven't had it so nice are whiners and complainers.
>Typical of the net, imo.

Are you saying that whiners and complainers are justified?  Just 
checking. 


-- 
Larry Caldwell  larryc@teleport.com