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Re: Are Humans Naturally Monogamous?

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From: Rod VAN MECHELEN
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 1990 00:31
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In article <1990Nov2.204258.9087@isc.rit.edu>, axm8676@isc.rit.edu (A.X. Majumdar ) writes:
> In article <tta3o4mr4a@visix.com> amanda@visix.com (Amanda Walker) writes:
> >In article <58695@microsoft.UUCP> rodvan@microsoft.UUCP
> >(Rod VAN MECHELEN) writes:
> >>There is this silly idea that men "dominate" in our culture.  Not only
> >>is this a feminist fiction, but a sexist slam against the female majority.
> >
> >Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ... ... ...
> >
> >You've got great deadpan delivery, but shouldn't this have been at least
> >crossposted to rec.humor, if not posted there in the first place?
> >-- 
> >Amanda Walker						      amanda@visix.com

Another articulate radfem response? <-:


> 
> 
> it is true that men dominate in the society, you can't disagree to that...


Nonsense.  Read Warren Farrell's WHY MEN ARE THE WAY THEY ARE.  Or THE 
HAZARDS OF BEING MALE.  Or, THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE.


> even though I do consider women equal to men in certain respects but.....


How VERY big of you. <-:

>    Consider asian countries where women, are just considered to be the house-

I don't live in an asian country.  I live with occidentals.  Weird lot. :-)


> hold manager, and a source of a mans sexual desires.... Consider the US itself
> .. a guy can have more than one girlfriend and still remain cool, whereas the
> girl is devoted to the guy and tries to avoid other guys to a certain extent...
You REALLY don't want me to post the answer to that one, do you?  Okay, well,
I refer you to THE MEN WHO HATE WOMEN AND THE WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM, by Susn
(oops) Susan Forward; WHAT DO WOMEN WANT by Susie Orbach.



> How come all the pimps are males???? how come most of the prostitutes are all
> females?????? It is just a fact that our society is build in such a manner that
You know, I've always wondered why they called those guys MADAM.  <-;  And 
those darn gigolos sure do have small breasts!  



> it simply can't accept the fact that women are equal............Have you ever

Uh-huh.  Sure.  Right.  


> thought that, how come the secretaries are all females, and even female managers appoint female secretaries???........It is not humor....It is a fact......
> A fact centuries old.......Maybe god designed the society that way........

Uh, better check your hysterical, ... er, ... HISTORICAL facts there fella.
Female secretaries is a relatively recent innovation.  

Look my friend, you're not doing men any good by posting -- yours is about
the most sexist stuff I've read since the 18th century!  <-;


> 
> Roger 

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Rod
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Subject: Re: Are Humans Naturally Monogamous?
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Date: 11 Nov 90 00:31:01 GMT
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