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From: shor@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Melinda Shore)
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Subject: Re: In defense of net.women.only (FLAME!)
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Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 21:24:11 EST
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>Well wasps have *no* legal rights as wasps, which strikes me as a greater
>disenfranchisement than women, who only have to cope with social
>attitudes :-
>
>Marcel

No offense (really), but I can't tell whether or not you're serious.  Of 
course wasps have no legal rights as wasps, just as women have no legal
rights as women.  Any "equal rights" legislation is just that, equal rights.
This legislation is supposed to enforce the rights of women, blacks, etc. as
*citizens*, because these groups have not been treated as citizens in the
past.

As far as women only having to cope with social attitudes ... if you believe
that's easier than coping with your perceived lack of legal protection, 
there are lots of women who would gladly change places.  But face it, the
"my oppression is worse than your oppression" attitude is just plain icky.
Acknowledging that every group has its burdens that it's got to deal with
will go a long way towards getting to the root of the problem.

Melinda