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From: jeffw@tekecs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Feminism and a double standard(?)
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Date: Sat, 3-Mar-84 02:45:42 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar  3 02:45:42 1984
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>  Not knowing any more of the details, my feeling would be that 
>  such manipulation was degrading (to both parties) and morally 
>  objectionable. 

Even if it was, it would be between consenting adults, and therefore 
appropriate.

I have a feeling you would have a hard time convincing the woman in 
this case that she was degrading herself - she sounds like the type
who knows very well what she's doing and who would resent puritanical
and condescending judgements like the above.

As for her actions being inconsistent with her feminist attitudes, sure it is,
but presumably she's human like the rest of us, and you can't blame her
(outside of the heat of an argument, anyway) for that.

                                            Jeff Winslow