Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 15:28:11 +0000 From: Bazzoli <bazzhom-AT-on-ramp.net> Subject: Re: Smugness and Sibling Rivalry The issue of smugness and sibling rivalry have lingered with me long after reading the recent postings. They have strayed through my mind as I drive along in my car. The issue is perhaps central to why I have begun to read FF. It is about learning to understand difference in a very profound way. Not to play lip service to a new idea but to actively engage in thinking through a new model. Passion is not the issue. Recognizing before we even engage with another speaker that their ideas will not be the same as mine does not require that we can not have a position. We do not need to kill the 'mother' or the 'father' in order to exist. What I think has been a joyful exchange has been represented in the writing by Timothy. To end his comments with a question, "Does that make sense?", is a profound change of address to an audience. Irigaray speaks about the feminine mode of address which is the you. While the masculine, or perhaps the modern mode, is the I (frequently masked as he). It presents us with differnce way of expressing passion not a suppression of passion. Ellen --- from list french-feminism-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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