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Subject:    Re: re [kde-promo] re: attention Andreas
From:       Christopher Lee Fleck <clfleck () valdosta ! edu>
Date:       2001-06-21 18:56:37
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Huh?  I need a wake up call?  

Now, most of the men that I know and talk with wouldn't mind being as 
attractive as the girl in that picture (in a male sense, of course).  Most 
women would not mind being that girl either.  That is a truly beautiful 
woman.  Why is it that you cringe away from her beauty rather than bask in 
it?  This is what the human form is capable of, and I think that it's 
awesome.  

And anyway, I thought that open source developers enjoyed the idea of freedom 
of expression.

---
Christopher Lee Fleck

On Thursday 21 June 2001 02:49 pm, Andreas Pour wrote:
> Christopher Lee Fleck wrote:
> > > From Mariam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary:
> > 
> > Main Entry: sex·ism
> > Pronunciation: 'sek-"si-z&m
> > Function: noun
> > Etymology: 1sex + -ism (as in racism)
> > Date: 1968
> > 1 : prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially : discrimination
> > against women
> > 2 : behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social
> > roles based on sex
> > 
> > By very definition, putting this photo on the cover of the Zine is not
> > sexist.  The photo does not discriminate against women, and it does not
> > "foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex".  We're not showing her
> > cleaning up a living room or cooking dinner, are we?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Sorry, are you being serious?  I mean, do you really believe that
> depicting women as sexual objects is not "foster[ing] stereotypes of
> social roles based on sex" (in this case one that many women find
> offensive)?  Well, I hate to be the one to shatter your illusions, but
> many women do not like being judged on their physical appearance and
> their ability to cause male erections as opposed to their character,
> intelligence and other capabilities.
> 
> I don't expect that you understand the point, but I do expect that if
> someone raises the point you would respect it.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dre
> 
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