From: Michael Wiik (mwiik@netcom.com)
Date: Tue Jan 21 1997 - 23:38:16 MST
I seldom write to the extropians list, and I'm kinda in a sour mood over
what I perceive as creeping PC-ism within extropian ranks. Be warned.
Kathryn Aegis writes:
>
> Hmm. Let's run this through another filter, shall we.....
>
> Question: If you could be a beauty queen, would you and why?
>
> Answer: I would not be a beauty queen, because we should not become
> beauty queens, because if we were supposed to be beauty queens, then
> we would be beautiful, but we cannot be beautiful, which is why I
> would not become a beauty queen.
>
> <yeesh!>
Ok, sorry, I don't get this at all. The original quote about not living
forever just sounded stupid, this variation sounds vindictive. I propose
the Andrea Dworkin filter:
Question: If you could be a beauty queen, would you and why?
Answer: I, Andrea Dworkin, would not be a beauty queen, because I
should not become a beauty queen, because if I was supposed to be a
beauty queen, then I would be beautiful, but I cannot be beautiful,
which is why I would not become a beauty queen.
To me, this variation sounds true.
Further:
It seems to me quite intuitively obvious why there are more male
geniuses than female. Lacking the time and motivation to defend this
assertion, I nonetheless welcome comments.
I'd think I'd pay $100/yr for this list to return to the previous
closed format. After all, it helped convert me from vague liberalism
to hard-edged anarcho-capitalism.
Thanks,
-Mike
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