Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!twltims From: twltims@watmath.UUCP (Tracy Tims) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Feminism and a double standard(?) Message-ID: <7018@watmath.UUCP> Date: Mon, 27-Feb-84 11:46:09 EST Article-I.D.: watmath.7018 Posted: Mon Feb 27 11:46:09 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 28-Feb-84 00:33:52 EST References: <642@orca.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 18 The thing that bothered me most about Barbara Theus' method for manipulating men was that she seemed to enjoy doing it. In her article she says several times "Well, why shouldn't I?" I didn't hear her say that she had to do this in order for her to motivate her coworkers (a possible reason advanced by someone responding to her article.) In fact, she said nothing in her article that caused me to believe that she thought about it in a balanced way. (ie. considering the reasons why she perhaps shouldn't behave like this). Is she a manager? If she is then there are more legitimate forms of pressure that can be brought to bear. I would hate to see the workplace degenerate to this state, where there is so little consideration for the humanity of others. This is a topic I get quite passionate about. The one thing I really dislike in people is an enjoyment in manipulation. I have very little respect for people with that attitude. Tracy Tims {linus,allegra,decvax,utcsrgv}!watmath!twltims The University of Waterloo, 519-885-1211 x2730