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Article #4346Re: jokes & sexisim in physics
From: John Flanagan
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1992 04:05
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1992 04:05
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In article <1992Nov4.205525.2541@aoa.aoa.utc.com> carl@aoa.aoa.utc.com (Carl Witthoft) writes: >x >Men just don't get it. >One of the things we don't get is that it's absurd for a bunch >of men to pontificate as to whether certain jokes are offensive >to women and whether this is part of the reason women avoid >science (or for that matter football). >Women know. The sooner men stop speaking for them and listening >to them, the better. Yes, but on the other hand, it is not women's responsibility to educate men about sexism. Men should be able to figure it out for themselves -- which sometimes involves a certain amount of discussion. >I also hate the common use (see one line up) of "them" or "us" in >discussions of the difference between the genders. We could >possibly be united :=( Yes, but...forget it, you know the rest of the argument. --John -- John Flanagan ||"Pretty boys johnf@uhheph.phys.hawaii.edu || with the sunshine faces U. of Hawaii, Dept. of Physics & Astro.|| <mumble mumble>..." 2505 Correa Rd., Honolulu, HI 96822 || -- My Bloody Valentine
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Newsgroups: sci.physics Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!stanford.edu!ames!news.hawaii.edu!uhheph!johnf From: johnf@uhheph.phys.hawaii.edu (John Flanagan) Subject: Re: jokes & sexisim in physics Message-ID: <1992Nov8.040557.17495@news.Hawaii.Edu> Keywords: sexism women women-physicists Sender: root@news.Hawaii.Edu (News Service) Nntp-Posting-Host: uhheph.phys.hawaii.edu Organization: University of Hawaii, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy References: <1992Oct28.230836.22755@galois.mit.edu> <3eHFTB3w165w@1776.COM> <1992Nov4.205525.2541@aoa.aoa.utc.com> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 04:05:57 GMT Lines: 26