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From: chabot@miles.DEC (All God's chillun got guns)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Sunny's  PMS comments
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Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 13:32:12 EDT
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>     Gosh, I wonder what would happen if some female->male transexual on the
> net came up with the idea that estrogen
> is a mind-clouding poison?  This would explain the basis for our patriarchial
> society, why there are so few women in high-tech jobs, etc.  (please be 
> aware, potential flamers, that I am *not* actually advocating this position -
> this is for illustrative purposes only.)  Would he be flamed by the *same*
> people who have defended Sunny for saying the *same* thing?  You bet.
> -- 
> Jeff Sonntag
> ihnp4!mhuxt!js2j

There's a not very subtle difference between defending the status quo and
challenging the status quo.  Challenging is what Sunny is doing, and if some
choose to speak up to defend her, they have often not so much been attacking
men, which is how some others have interpreted such an action, as defending 
Sunny's right to discuss her reasons for her actions.
Defending the status quo is a much safer position to take.

I've never heard of a female to male transsexual.  Transvestites, yes.

It's also rather rude and irrational to extrapolate that those who may speak
up for Sunny would be such militant man-haters as to flame in such a case.
Why not wait and see if it were to happen?  Why sit around *just knowing* what
is gonna happen?

L S Chabot   ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot   chabot%amber.dec@decwrl.arpa