Re: jokes (was ethnocentrism and extropianism?)

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Sat Jun 01 2002 - 22:27:43 MDT


I am a little tired of the tired digs at feminists. I am an old
school feminist. As some wit said, "Feminism - the radical
notion that women are people!" I believe in full equality for
women, as I do for all people of all genders. And contrary to
recently stated opinion, the work of NOW is far from over.
Especially now when one of the most rabid anti-abortionists of
all, John Ashcroft, is Attorney General. The work is not over
when ERA has not passed. It is not over when there is unequal
pay for equal work at an equal skill and education level.

- samantha

Lee Corbin wrote:

> Hi Mitch,
>
> Would you prefer people to always refer to your posts as from
> Spudboy100@aol.com, (or from Spudboy), or is "Mitch" okay?
>
> Lee
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-extropians@extropy.org [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]On Behalf Of
> Spudboy100@aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 4:26 AM
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: Re: jokes (was ethnocentrism and extropianism?)
>
>
> <<It doesn't matter. It's a *joke* (and a good one). The earliest whimsical
> version of this I saw was in the early 1970s, when feminism was still
> called Women's Liberation and the talkback jocks yucked about bra burning
> with many a wink and nudge; the Sydney Libertarians, a raunchy lot, men and
> women alike, who had no truck with mealy-mouthed bullshit, caused some
> consternation and a lot of belly laughs with a lapel button stating in
> large friendly letters I'M A HUMORLESS FEMINIST. (Maybe ya hadda be there.)
>
> Damien Broderick
> [a feminist, Old School]>>
>
> There is the commedian who quipped; "My wife and I were concerned about home security. I
> wanted to get a gun, my wife wanted to get a pitbull. We compromised and got a feminist."
>



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