alan@allegra.UUCP (Alan S. Driscoll) (08/05/84)
> What I find noteworthy is the difference between the number of women > who consider themselves feminists and the number of women who have asked a > man for a date. (Keep in mind that my observations are not statistically > significant, so no flames, please). I see a lot of women who would call > themselves feminists - they conduct their lives on the premise that primary > and secondary sexual characteristics are irrelevant to their ability to > perform in most arenas of human activity - but there seem to be very few > women who would ask a man for a date. Why the difference? Is dating and such > not a normal human activity? Do all feminists come equipped with a devoted > SO? Do feminists not care about men and dating? Or is taking the initiative > stil considered "a man's job"? Some women sincerely want equality, while others say they do, but really want the advantages of equality, along with the advantages of the status quo. In every crowd, there are idealists and there are hypocrites. [ Rich, let's return *all* the extra milk bottles, right? ] -- Alan S. Driscoll AT&T Bell Laboratories