Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site leadsv.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!pesnta!amd!amdcad!cae780!leadsv!morse From: morse@leadsv.UUCP (Terry Morse) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.women,net.politics Subject: sexism & AA (pop sociobiology) Message-ID: <521@leadsv.UUCP> Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 20:01:22 EDT Article-I.D.: leadsv.521 Posted: Tue Jul 9 20:01:22 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 14:25:57 EDT Organization: LMSC, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 20 Xref: watmath net.singles:7794 net.women:6369 net.politics:9899 Since sexual competition in mammals is mainly among the males (females generally finding it much easier to scratch that old reproductive itch), it strikes me that sexism may have arisen as a method of redressing this great unfairness. All unaware, of course... Sexism was the first affirmative action program. -- -- Peter da Silva (can I pull my tongue out of my cheek now?) -- UUCP: ...!shell!neuro1!{hyd-ptd,baylor,datafac}!peter -- ARPA: baylor.peter@RICE.ARPA -- MCI: PDASILVA; CIS: 70216,1076; DELPHI: PJDASILVA -- -- Terry Morse (408)743-1487 UUCP: { (ucbvax!dual!sun) | (ihnp4!qubix) } !sunncal!leadsv!morse UUCP: { allegra | ihnp4 | dual } !fortune!amdcad!cae780!leadsv!morse UUCP: seismo!nsc!cae780!leadsv!morse