Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihu1m.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ihu1m!gadfly From: gadfly@ihu1m.UUCP (Gadfly) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: The endless chain of victims Message-ID: <154@ihu1m.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 00:33:19 EST Article-I.D.: ihu1m.154 Posted: Wed Dec 12 00:33:19 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 13-Dec-84 00:43:15 EST References: <200@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 36 -- >> There is a good chance that the rapist is going through >> some form of trauma, and any good agency will emphasize this >> point. They will try as best they can to lead you to an >> understanding of exactly what happened. Rape and other forms of >> violent abuse are an act of desperation, from a dying man... The problem with the above attitude is that it is highly counter- productive in a life-threatening situation. If you're going to fight back, you have to be ready to do great bodily harm. Sure, the rapist is a wretched, troubled guy. But when he rapes he is simply an animal, and should be dealt with as such. >> As for male supremacy, it is a myth. Anyone who takes the >> time to think about it for any length of time will realize that >> both male and female qualities are necessary for the species to >> survive, and that the differences between us appear magnified >> because of the nature of our thinking process in classifying. We >> are coming into an age when human life is no longer considered >> property. There are still details to be worked out. The hardest >> thing to develop is a mature attitude. It takes a lifetime. >> ----{ john williams }---- Dream on, guy. Sure, both male and female qualities are necessary, but the male ones are valued far more than the female ones. Men's work is considered more important than women's, and they're paid accordingly. We can deal with sexism in a variety of ways, some more productive than others, but it's folly to pretend it doesn't exist. -- *** *** JE MAINTIENDRAI ***** ***** ****** ****** 11 Dec 84 [21 Frimaire An CXCIII] ken perlow ***** ***** (312)979-7188 ** ** ** ** ..ihnp4!iwsl8!ken *** ***