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From: garys@bunker.UUCP (Gary M. Samuelson)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: In defense of Jeff S. in net.women.only...
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Date: Fri, 21-Dec-84 11:12:48 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 21 11:12:48 1984
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> In article  (mcgrew) writes:
> >> 
> >> In net.women.only there was a discussion about various medications
> >> to help menstrual cramps. For a period of time nobody butted in, and
> >> someone actually posted a compliment about that fact. 
> >> Then J.S. did this:
> >> $
> >> /***** zinfandel:net.women.only / pucc-h!aeq /  2:14 pm  Dec  7, 1984 */
> >> > But still, considering past experience, ya think maybe the guys on
> >> > the net are finally getting the picture on this group?
> >> 
> >> Sure....  I've been reading all this because some day I may need to know.
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> -- Jeff Sargent

Many people seem to find Jeff statement objectionable, and I don't see
why.  As a married man, I feel I ought to know something about menstrual
cramps and what to do about them, in order to understand and be able to
help my wife.  Jeff is not married yet, so, he doesn't need the information
now, but he might, when and if he does marry.  So why is Jeff's statement
so objectionable?  Is it because people think that since men don't have
menstrual cramps, they should studiously avoid knowing anything about
them?

Gary Samuelson