Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!cca!charlie From: charlie@cca.UUCP Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Sexism in Consumer Electronics Shows Message-ID: <4895@cca.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Jun-83 21:49:50 EDT Article-I.D.: cca.4895 Posted: Thu Jun 16 21:49:50 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 17-Jun-83 08:57:12 EDT Lines: 16 "Therefore, if I was a woman, I'd organize a demonstration to call attention to what was going on there" "The attitude that this engenders in men, I feel, is carried over into the workplace, and since we men are in the position to impose our attitudes, will necessarily degrade women." Sexism is not "just" a women's issue. It degrades us all. If you see something you think is evil, dangerous, or even just offensive, it behooves you to try to think of something y*o*u can do about it. Demonstrations may not be the answer. Avoiding the products of offensive promoters is a start. Perhaps as a man in a position to impose your attitudes, you can do better. Don't expect the downtrodden to solve the problems of the world; they have their own.