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From: jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Re: Madonna, role model
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Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 02:17:14 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 27 02:17:14 1985
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> 
> him:  (in a genteel but slightly snide Cambridge accent)  ...there will 
>       always be something working-class about you.."
> 
> me:   (like a true New Yorker)  Oh, yeah? Well you're the upper-class twit
>       of the year! (click)
> 
> In this case, the materialism and class-consciousness was *his* problem, and
> he could not believe that someone would willingly suffer poverty for the 
> sake of science or independence--or in my case just for the sake of contrary
> cussedness.  
> 
> I think next time, though, taking a cue from Madonna, I WILL take advantage
> of a guy like this.  Thanks, Madonna!  Now I know that it's OK to exploit twits.  
> 
>                                      Cheryl

I hope you're joking, but just in case you aren't...

I have two reactions to this.  The first is that, if you take advantage of a
jerk, you are hurting a human being, although it may be someone whom you feel
deserves it.  The second (and stronger) is that you would be demeaning
yourself.  In the long run, you would be hurting yourself more than the guy
you would take advantage of.  You are really saying here that you would be
willing to put up with a bad relationship if there were enough money in it
for you.  Even if you would only do this for a little while, I still feel
that you would be demeaning yourself.  The guy would end up with less money
and hurt feelings; you would end up with a diminished self-image, for how
could you feel proud about acting like this?  I hope you value yourself
more than this.

Sorry for the lecture, especially if your comments weren't meant seriously.
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
aka Swazoo Koolak

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