Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 20:31:39 -0800
Subject: Re: silence


OF FEMINIST SPACE
Men speaking in a feminist space
presumptuous of us to show them "how" I think
ideas have no gender or space or race
ideas *are*
of the left brain or the right brain
as are we who would speak 
to men, women, children
artists all
or not
or all art 
		is of naught.



-Manjusree



cyberdiva wrote:
> 
> So what do we mean when we throw out words like
> 
> race
> 
> gender
> 
> class
> 
> (where does caste fit in?)
> 
> feminism
> 
> .....
> 
> i certainly do not mean to suggest that if this is
> trying
> to
> be
> a feminist space
> 
> men should not
> speak
> 
>                 perhaps you wish to know
> 
>                 *how*
> 
> if what you say if offensive
> \believe me you will know
> 
> soon enough
> 
> just by the list of subscribers,
> 
> someone or the other will let you know.
> 
>                 but then
> 
>         perhaps that is the reason
> 
> most of the men on this list are silent?
> 
>                 the women on this list are women of privilege
> 
>                 we know how to speak
> 
>                 we do not need to be *allowed*
>                 a space to speak
> 
> this is not about kitty parties.
> 
>                 tell me more
> 
> in silence
> if you will
> 
> r
> 
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