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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 15:55:37 EST
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- From: ll23%nemomus@ACADEMIC.NEMOSTATE.EDU
- Subject: Re: Camillemania
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- Posted on 28 Dec 1992 at 21:34:25 by Graham Toal
- >:>serious. A woman can say a lesbian is humorless and not be anti-woman,
- >:>can't she?
- >:The thing I wonder about is whether a lesbian can do that and still not
- >:be anti-lesbian. Or whether she is just obtuse.
- >Or perhaps being bi she doesn't identify with (political) lesbians as
- >closely as you expect her to?
-
- Ummmm...I didn't know that she is bi. I thought she was a lesbian. In
- any case, I am just surprised at her comment. My own experience is that
- the lesbian s I know are among the funniest people I know. It didn't
- surprise me to learn that there are lesbian comics--I think they are very
- funny. That's all. I never assumed that political lesbians are funny,
- btw. :)
-
- Karen
-