ariels@tekecs.UUCP (Ariel Shattan) (08/31/83)
Jeff, what you don't know about female physiology could fill an Encyclopedia! The menstrual period does not induce exhaustion. Pain, yes. Irritability, yes. Water bloat, yes. Even violent temper in some women (y'see, the lowering of the female hormones makes 'em more like men). But NOT exaustion. Those little lounges are used for smoking, for changing babies, and for feeding babies (breast feeding in public is frowned upon). I see no reason that men shouldn't be given a couch for their restroom, but considering the other perks that come with being a white male in this society, I wouldn't complain about inequality, if I were you. After all, someone might come along and equalize things, and THEN where would you be? (trying to form a relationship with someone who's JUST LIKE YOU! Think about it...) Ariel Shattan
CSvax:Pucc-H:aeq@pur-ee.UUCP (09/04/83)
response to Ariel (sorry if I sound sexist, but that's a pretty name) Shattan: Jeff, what you don't know about female physiology could fill an Encyclopedia! Pardon me if I sound like "The Final Frontier" [space, for you non-Trek fans], but are you sure it was I who mentioned menstruation in my discussion of anterooms to women's restrooms? I thought I referred only to corsets. There was another semi-flame article (responding to mine); sorry I can't remember by whom, but it was he who talked about the difficulty of finding a place where he could change his baby's diaper, not I (I have neither wife nor child); and it was probably he who spoke about other related topics. (trying to form a relationship with someone who's JUST LIKE YOU! Think about it...) Is that intended to be an insult? Was my article THAT obnoxious? If you think I'm a horror now, you should have known me 8, or 6, or even 2 years ago! (This is not to say I'm anywhere near perfection; I don't claim that I'm all that easy to get along with. But I surely have not acquired so soon the undesirable reputation attached to certain other netters whom I will safely not name.) -- Jeff Sargent/pur-ee!pucc-h:aeq