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In <43tgq2$hlv@news1.panix.com> angusj@panix.com (Angus Johnston) writes: 
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>gbourque@ix.netcom.com (Gary Bourque) writes:
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>> That's because it was a myth, a complete and total fabrication by
>> extremist feminist groups having absolutely no basis in statistical
>> fact.  At least one feminist leader finally admitted that they cooked
>> the numbers on this; partly by including things like "my husband
>> ignored me during the game" as incidents of abuse, partly by simply
>> making incidents up.  I was a total lie.
>
>I shut the hell up on this thread a few days ago, but I'd just like to
>note one thing --- although the Super Bowl wife beating story was, as
>we all know, false, this six line "refutation" contains a half dozen
>basic factual errors, each of which makes the feminist movement look
>worse than is justified by the original sorry tale.
>
>Meta-UL, anyone?

And just what are those "half-dozen basic factual errors"? 

Oh, and by the way, I never mentioned "the women's movement".  That was
your error. 

And I stand by the refutation.  If you have some evidence otherwise,
say so, otherwise, pipe down and let the learned speak.


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