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From: ed@mtxinu.UUCP (Ed Gould)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: San Quentin strip searches -- a new twist
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Date: Wed, 27-Feb-85 12:31:58 EST
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> What you seem to be saying is that men, as a group, are guilty of
> oppressing women, as a group.  I say that the world is made up of
> individuals.  *I* haven't oppressed any women lately, so don't try
> to make *me* feel guilty.
> -- 
> 	David Canzi

Are you really so sure?  There are many ways to oppress, some of them
are *extremely* subtle.  We all take part in patterns that contribute
to the oppression of women, which is to say that, even though the world
*is* made up as individuals, it is reasonable to consider groups when
dealing in matters such as these.  The most we can do as individuals
is to take our part to break the patterns - not just to try to avoid them
ourselves, but to try to change them in the group.

As far as reciprocal injustice goes, I'm willing to shoulder some of it
because I recognize that I'm part of a group that *is* responsible.
(I don't believe at all that this group is composed entirely of men,
however.  There are many women in the world who contribute to their
own oppression.)

-- 
Ed Gould		    mt Xinu, 739 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA  94710  USA
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