Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 23:25:27 -0500
From: Yoshie Furuhashi <Furuhashi.1-AT-osu.edu>
Subject: Re: M-TH: Re: Sexual liberation and male chauvinism


Charles wrote:
<<The special category is based on the fact that a sex act between a woman
and a man is a main basis for, well, UNITING, (including, but more than the
bodily unity) the sexes, as an emblem of peace in the battle of the sexes.
It's a natural, so to speak, for that.>>

>From a woman's point of view, it doesn't feel like a "natural" candidate
for an "emblem of peace in the battle of the sexes." Far from it.

If straight sex is a "main basis" for "UNITING," I think we might as well
forget about feminism, sexual liberation, unity across the gender divide,
class struggles, etc. It really is a non-starter.

Yoshie




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