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- From: gcf@panix.com (Gordon Fitch)
- Subject: Re: Duck and Jive (was Re: Pre-Sex Contract)
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- Organization: mydog in exile
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:03:51 GMT
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- This has become, essentially, yet another item in the the
- perennial welfare argument, and no longer belongs in the
- present newsgroups -- in my opinion. Carole's story is
- valid if the welfare queen myth has truth in it, and not
- otherwise.
-
- My basic contention has been that there are alternatives to
- individual responsibility for fatherhood (or other
- contributions to the results of reproductive behavior)
- besides dumping the whole burden on those who happen to have
- female bodies and aren't quick enough on the uptake to get
- an immediate abortion unless they have in hand an armor-
- plated contract from someone to support the outcome.
- Hillel thinks that would mean we would all start breeding off
- the bottom and collapse socially. I suggest we agree to
- disagree until the next great talk.politics.* welfare circus
- comes to town.
-
- I've also taken exception to the way in which the issue of
- paternal responsibility has been discussed -- very largely
- without any concern for the well-being of the possible
- children involved or the community as a whole. This is a
- criticism of all ideological positions, _pace_ Will Steeves.
-
- In fact, I think it's more of a criticism of feminists,
- since I expect them to be intelligent and perceptive,
- especially about social issues -- much more than I do their
- opponents. In fact, it's been my disappointment with the
- feminist contributions that got me into this thread.
- --
-
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