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From: jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Re: Kilts in polite society
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Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 19:14:02 EST
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> Umm, I have all kinds of things I'd like to say about neckties, but this is
> net.women.  This newsgroup is for the discussion of women's issues. 
> -- Jeff Lichtman

I emphatically disagree. The name of this newsgroup is simply a reflection
of society's belief that men are the norm and women are exceptions. What we
really need is "Net.sexroles"; that would better express the type of discussion
that normnally takes place here. Note how easily we can say "women's issues",
just as we can talk about "the position of minorities in society", but the
"normal" sex (or race, or whatever) is difficult even to refer to.

John Purbrick					jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA
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