In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jeramia Ory wrote:
>> Radical? Maybe. I guess the idea that I don't need to be this
>> obedient, submissive little creature is radical to some of the more
>> patriarchal elements in our society. If so, I'll wear that label
>> proudly.
>
> Reminds me of the saying "Feminism is the radical concept that women are
>people," or Gloria Steinem's "Women have two choices, to be a feminist or a
>masochist." Unfortunately, I think "some of the more patriarchal elements
>in our society" describes over half of our society. Some days I'm amazed
>women put up with us at all.
I'm probably misquoting slightly, but I like the quote by Rebecca
West(?) which goes "I don't know what a feminist is; I only know that I
am accused of being one whenever I express opinions that differentiate
me from a doormat."
K.
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