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From: ellen@reed.UUCP (Ellen Eades)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Re: When are you a man/woman/lady ?
Message-ID: <1936@reed.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 27-Sep-85 02:17:14 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 27 02:17:14 1985
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> Subject: Re: When are you a man/woman?
> > Does anyone object to being called a lady? 
> I object to using it indiscriminately. Not every woman deserves it. In other
> words, it is something that is earned. You can't ask others to call you that. 
>   Farzin Mokhtarian

I object to being called a lady, especially in the implications
of the above.  Is Farzin saying that s/he is going to judge
whether or not I am 'deserving' of this term (I assume that what
is meant here by 'lady' is something like, a woman who exhibits
traits of decorum & modesty which are considered assets by 
the patriarchal society we live in)? What gives Farzin the right
to judge, and who says I would want to 'deserve' such an
appelation anyway?!  Thanks, but no thanks; 'lady' is an
emotionally-laden term which is to 'woman' somewhat like
'Oriental' is to 'Asian'; and as a member of the two latter
groups, I hope to avoid the former terms.

Yes, I know, you wouldn't have called me a lady anyway...

Ellen
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