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Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 11:51:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: malgosia askanas <ma-AT-panix.com>
Subject: M-FEM: What is sexism?


Yoshie wrote:

> Also, many feminists recognize the following:

> 1) Prejudice against gays and lesbians is deeply related to sexism. So I
> say that defense of gay and lesbian sex workers' rights should be on the
> feminist agenda, as part of the defense of workers' rights, yes, but not
> quite reducible to it.

> 2) Many feminists also recognize that men are in some ways hurt by sexism,
> too, even though they get many privileges denied women because of it.

I think it might be useful to raise, as a topic for discussion, the question:
What is sexism?

-m 


   

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