Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version Tektronix Network News Daemon (B 2.10.2 based); site tektronix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!moiram From: moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison ) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Changing Roles Message-ID: <5487@tektronix.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 15:37:58 EDT Article-I.D.: tektroni.5487 Posted: Wed Jul 10 15:37:58 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 09:30:23 EDT References: <251@timeinc.UUCP> <448@tymix.UUCP> <257@timeinc.UUCP> Reply-To: moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison ) Distribution: net Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 24 Summary: In article <281@timeinc.UUCP> greenber@timeinc.UUCP (Ross M. Greenberg) writes: > >The majority of postings in this group tend to say such things >as "Men will never understand what it feels like to be raped." I would go so far as to say that a woman who hasn't been raped will never understand what it feels like to be raped. > >I agree with that, but many posters feel that this means that men's >opinions on rape are not valid. But these same posters will turn >around and expect that the horror of rape can somehow be alleviated >by this same men talking to their fellow men. It just doesn't seem >to be consisent with the attitudes displayed. > >In fact it seems to be (dare I say it? Sure!) hypocritical! I agree with that assessment. Does this mean that a person has to be raped in order to have a valid opinion on the subject? (Thanks but given the choice, I'd rather not :-) Then again, I wasn't :-[ given the choice.) Moira Mallison tektronix!moiram