Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1a 7/7/83; site rlgvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!rlgvax!guy From: guy@rlgvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: innate passiveness? (and 10000 similar discussions) Message-ID: <891@rlgvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 25-Jul-83 01:22:22 EDT Article-I.D.: rlgvax.891 Posted: Mon Jul 25 01:22:22 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 25-Jul-83 22:51:06 EDT References: <864@rlgvax.UUCP>, <239@hound.UUCP> Organization: CCI Office Systems Group, Reston, VA Lines: 27 I would imagine that to answer the question about females being in the Armed Forces and being President would come about when it happens. Until then all comments are just a lot of nonesense. I can't deduce the meaning of your first sentence; which question are you referring to? The question of whether having women in the Armed Forces or as President is desirable? In the case of voting for President, the question was whether you would vote for a woman for President or not. That question IS relevant, even though no woman is running presently, as it reveals much about the person's attitude towards women. The only non-bigoted answer is "it would depend on the woman"; citing Freud's bigoted and misogynistic old chestnut about women (which reveals a lot about Freud's acceptance of the norms of a male-run society, and nothing about women) doesn't indicate that much real thought has been given to the question. I don't consider that sort of response acceptable in our society, regardless of whether the group in question is women, or blacks (see the recent elections in Chicago for an ugly example), or gays, or whomever. If you think women aren't emotionally capable of handling the demands of high office, try to examine the PARTICULAR WOMAN as a candidate for the office, IGNORING as best you can the fact that she's a woman. Then, if you conclude that she seems to be able to handle the office, perhaps the view that women can't hack it is due for a reappraisal... Guy Harris {seismo,mcnc,we13,brl-bmd,allegra}!rlgvax!guy