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Subject: Re: innate passiveness? (and 10000 similar discussions)
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Date: Mon, 25-Jul-83 01:22:22 EDT
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	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