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- From: James.Rogers@launchpad.unc.edu (James Edward Rogers)
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- Subject: Re: feminism (was re:something or other else)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.172148.5161@samba.oit.unc.edu>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 17:21:48 GMT
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- In article <zlsiida.857@fs1.mcc.ac.uk> zlsiida@fs1.mcc.ac.uk (dave budd) writes:
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- >>Read Lysistrata( not quite sure of the spelling).
- >
- >>It shows how women can control men.... It was written in xxx B.C.
- >
- >Lemme guess, which sex was the author?
- >
- The author, in case anyone doesn't know, was Aristophanes, a male, naturally,
- because women of ancient Athens didn't have citizenship. Interestingly
- hypocritical, (like some people think of Bill Clinton #:) ) That was not
- really a smiley. Anyway, the plot is this: correct me if I'm wrong, people.
- Athens and Sparta are at war. The women are sick of it. So they refuse
- to have sex with their husbands until they make peace. Eventually the men
- are so horny they make peace.
- This is called PROGRESS?
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- -James Rogers, a male
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