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From: mazur@inmet.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Re: Rape by Women?!?!? - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 7-Mar-84 06:06:12 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  7 06:06:12 1984
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inmet!mazur    Mar  6 19:48:00 1984

>I haven't read Brownmiller's book, but your paraphrase is a bit confusing.
>The phrase "...rape is a method by which men dominate women by subjecting
>them to constant fear" seems to imply that men (as a class) use rape as
>a means to subjugate women.  This is effective as political agitprop in
>feminist writing; as a model of reality, it misrepresents the facts.

Actually, the quote I was referring to actually read "rape ... ALL men
dominate ALL women ...".  And yes, I think that's exactly what it is meant
to imply.  Hold your flames, I don't personally believe this; I guess I'm
just playing devil's advocate.

Beth Mazur
{ima,harpo,esquire}!inmet!mazur