Theos-Talk Archives (January 1997 Message tl00318)

On Sat, 11 Jan 97, Thoa Tran <thoa@withoutwalls.com> wrote:

>Richard Ihle writes-->
>I need a clarification.  As a result of a previous series of postings, I came
>away with the distinct impression that it was the general opinion of Kym and
>the majority of the other women on the list that making broad gender
>associations was not such a good thing.  The reason for this, I thought Kym
>was pointing out, was because these associations are often just
>historical/cultural/social/mythological etc. overlays which are not really
>based on any valid, fundamental differences between men and women.   
>
>TTT:
>
>Wel-l-l-l...you got me.  Please go back into my paragraphs and do a search
>of the words patriarchal and feminine, and delete them.  First, Triaist man
>got the job, and now a woman is making the same mistake as a man.  I can
>smell that equality!  Sh-h-h, don't tell the word police where I am....

You've got the wrong part of your inconsistency wrong.  Men and women _are_
different, and there is nothing wrong with making generalizations saying
how they are different.  Women _are_ more compassionate and cooperative
than men.