RE: Longevity and Ayn Anti-Venom

From: Barbara Lamar (barbaralamar@sanmarcos.net)
Date: Mon Jun 03 2002 - 15:37:35 MDT


Natasha wrote on Ayn Rand:

> Her image of
> woman is quite wanting

I have to disagree with this, Natasha.

 Rand's image of male-female relationships was certainly not something I'd
aspire to, although I appreciated certain aspects such as regarding sex as a
celebration of values rather than as shameful or manipulative. Regardless of
the shortcomings of Rand's ideas of male-female relationships, her female
characters such as Kira Argounova and Dagny Taggart were strong,
intelligent, exceptionally competent women who were capable of passionate
love for people, beauty, and ideas.

Barbara Lamar



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