On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, Jernej Zajc wrote:
> Vinnie Surmonde wrote:
> > First, I consider that response different from 'Well if you walk down a
> > street in a short skirt after dark aren't you asking for it?' only in
> > degree.
>
> Your militant stand seems to stand on your way of clear sight.
::spills coffee WAY too close to a server::
EXCUSE ME?
I agree with Vinnie 100% and I'm NOT an RFL.
> What is dyke? IIRC it is a word for a lesbian? It's hard
> to discuss colloqial connotations of words in slang of a
> foreign language.
Yes, exactly.
> > It's not rare. This morning some jerk decided it was a good idea to hit
> > on me and try to feel up my leg on the bus from capital hill to downtown
> > seattle. It's not an every day thing, but I'd say I probably deal with a
> > *very* obvious and physical symptom of it at least once every two weeks or
> > so. I wouldn't consider that rare. And yes, the issues are related.
>
> I was talking about the same thing only in opposite
> direction. Female to male. Got it? It IS rare, at least
> according to my experience and that was what I was
> talking about. Read it all before you complain.
I *have* seen female-to-male sexism.
That's the proximate cause of my late husband's death.
It's important to note that, at least in the US, women and men sexually
harass in approximately equal proportion. The reason this isn't generally
recognized is that there are relatively few women in positions of power
and thus the number of cases is lower. Michael Crichton did a favor (most
notably to me, though I couldn't read it for some time after Richard died)
by writing Disclosure and by talking about the problem.
(I deleted the rest of the email mostly unread)
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