Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site iham1.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!ucdavis!ucbvax!decvax!bellcore!petrus!magic!nvc!sabre!zeta!epsilon!gamma!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!iham1!smann From: smann@iham1.UUCP (Sherry Mann) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Def. of Feminism Message-ID: <475@iham1.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 13:24:08 EST Article-I.D.: iham1.475 Posted: Wed Nov 6 13:24:08 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Nov-85 05:28:53 EST References: <10000012@orstcs.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 33 > "Feminism v. Non-Sexism" > > These are two distinct ideas. Feminism, *by its definition* is sexism, > the situation is merely reversed with the women running the show. > > Non-sexism is an attitude which says "people are people and deserve certain > courtesies and respect, regardless of anatomy and other accidents of > nature." > I agree that Feminism and Non-Sexism are two distinct ideas. I'll agree for the sake of argument with the above definition of non-sexism. I cannot agree with saying that feminism is merely reversing the situation with women running the show. To me, and most feminists I know, feminism is acknowledgement that women should have the SAME RIGHTS as those enjoyed by men. (Men AND WOMEN are capable of "running the show") It differs from non-sexism in that the emphasis is on inequities against women, rather than inequities between sexes. > I doubt that very many people actually wish to promote a matriarchal (sp?) > society. I doubt it too, but I don't necessarily consider them feminists if they do. -- * * * * * * * Morgaine le Fay * (Sherry Mann, AT&T Bell Labs * Naperville, iham1!smann) * *