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- From: gds@ficus.cs.ucla.EDU (Greg Skinner)
- Subject: Re: Women's and men's safety
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- Organization: in your face!
- Approved: tittle@ics.uci.edu
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- Date: 21 Dec 92 23:50:08 GMT
- References: <g9T=D-B@engin.umich.edu>
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- In article <g9T=D-B@engin.umich.edu> David Snearline writes:
-
- >But, just because I think the disparity in safety is exaggerated, it
- >doesn't mean that I believe it does not exist. And I think that
- >means that men need to work together with women to make things safer.
-
- In general, I think you have good suggestions, except for
-
- >This means crossing to the opposite side of the street at night if a
- >woman is coming from the opposite direction, to make her feel more
- >comfortable.
-
- If all men did this, not only would it look silly, it would only call
- attention to the problem without offering a practical solution or
- giving women a chance to feel empowered. If instead, men just minded
- their business as they walked by a woman, or just gave a passing nod,
- women could feel more empowered, IMHO.
-
- --gregbo
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