Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watarts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watarts!kevyn From: kevyn@watarts.UUCP (KCT) Newsgroups: net.women,net.women.only Subject: Re: Male voices over female commercials Message-ID: <8207@watarts.UUCP> Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 20:20:22 EST Article-I.D.: watarts.8207 Posted: Tue Jan 8 20:20:22 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 9-Jan-85 03:11:41 EST References: <448@wlcrjs.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: U of Waterloo, Faculty of Mathematics Lines: 22 Xref: watmath net.women:3997 net.women.only:324 > Recently , while driving to work, I heard a commercial for Working Woman > Magazine which was presented in a very effective way, I thought, by the > publisher, who is a woman, of the magazine. Immedeately after the message > was delivered but still a part of the ad tape a male voice began affirming > the importance of this publication to all working women. > Methinks the idea that we, as women, need a man to help us make up our > minds as to the importance of things should be one of the first items > we need to delete from the world mind as we try to gain the place > which is rightfully ours as people and individuals. > > Jeanette L. Zobjeck Come on now! I hardly think that "male voices in female commercials" are something to get so uppity about. Quit the "women of the world, unite!" stuff. I agree that discrimination in ANY form, against men OR women, is unacceptable. There is no need, though for your type of reaction, which ranges on paranoia. Kevyn Collins-Thompson University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CANADA !! ....{allegra|clyde|utzoo|ihnp4|decvax}!watmath!watarts!kevyn