On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, TeknoDragon wrote:
> The idea of viriginity, for instance, is of apparent utmost importance to
> a great portion of our cultural bretheren (usually males).
...in women, but not in themselves. :)
Fortunately, I'm a widow. I'm exempt from having to be a virgin. :)
> Is it a w
On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, Steve Kudlak wrote:
> This seems like silly humour to me. I would to see the original articles, if
> someone is going to present a critique. I don't knowI mean some things seem
more of a composite of Anthro/Women's Studies 316 discussion related to a
few books, in partic
On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, Kristina wrote:
> I don't think it's so much that it's "sexist" to discuss the quality of
> body parts. What can be offensive or at least hurtful is the underlying
> assumption that a person is of a certain worth (or not!) because of (and
> only because of) the quality of t
Kristena Wrote
Plus, we don't really have control over our bodies beyond a certain
point so seeing people judged on the basis of ONLY their physical beauty or
lack thereof makes people believe that they, as people, have worth based
solely on that beauty. If you *do* have that beauty, then
TeknoDragon wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, Kristina wrote:
>
> > butt. Boobs and butt don't really last all that long. A friendly smile,
> > sense of humor, intelligence, loyalty, and respect do, but when we hear
> > people judged on a purely physical basis, it's like nothing else matters.
> >
On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, Kristina wrote:
> butt. Boobs and butt don't really last all that long. A friendly smile,
> sense of humor, intelligence, loyalty, and respect do, but when we hear
> people judged on a purely physical basis, it's like nothing else matters.
> "No boobs, no butt, no service
On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, J B wrote:
> What about a "person makes them cute if it is not their body and bearing?
> It is hard to see personaltiy from across the room...(as someone said
> previously). Why is it sexist for a man to say that a woman has a nice body
> or a woman to say that a man has
