Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 08:45:27 -0700
Subject: Re: a few quotes - stray thoughts - in relation to this list


I see what you mean...sort of a middle-ground feminist...gimme, gimme, I
are an equal and deserve the same job, opportunity, pay, promotion,
bonus, company car (like that equal op ad for a car on tv !! :> )...that
would work, as long as all other status quo crutches are also in place. 
I recently read about a woman winning an honorary award for the first
time in some male-dominated endeavor or other, and beaming, (my words in
quotes) "I worked very hard, and if you work very hard, you, too, can
get this honor...if you deserve it like I obviously do!"  Is that a good
role model for women going into the 21st century...i.e., "CONFIRMING
CONFORMING" ?

-Manjusree

 


cyberdiva (aka Radhika Gajjala) wrote:
> 
> liberal feminism? you tell me.
> 
> r
> 
> On Thu, 22 Oct 1998 iview-AT-technologist.com wrote:
> 
> > Absolutely...Women in Wolf's clothing, equals of men...what brand of
> > feminism is that???
> >
> > -Manjusree
> >
> >
> > cyberdiva (aka Radhika Gajjala) wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, 21 Oct 1998 iview-AT-technologist.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > I realize that...the question is:  and why not?  The
> > > > "personal/political" mindset is hardly middle-ground, middle-America,
> > > > patriarchal (including those non-American forums, e.g.)...I guess I
> > > > don't see anything "gradual" in this at all...the only "at some point"
> > > > that I see is comfortable people who don't want to rock the boat and
> > > > change the status quo that ensures their comfort zone.
> > > >
> > > > -Manjusree
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Is this connected at least partly to why you said to me a while ago
> > > (off-list) that you don't see
> > > feminism as antipatriarchal?
> > >
> > > (I'm not disagreeing with you wholly...)
> > > r
> >
> >
> 
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