Hi, Barbara.
BS> MN> Militant feminists without a clue still insist that men and women
BS> MN> are equal-- which means absolutely the same, in my book.
BS> IMHO militant feminists have done more harm than good.
No doubt about it.  It can hardly advance the cause of fostering respect
to sweepingly condemn those you want respect from by saying, "All men
are rapists, or want to be."  At any rate, here's an entry from my
Encyclopedia Michael Nellis on the subject:
MILITANT FEMINISTS WITHOUT A CLUE: One of my sisters lives in Edmonton
and, a couple of years ago, saw that an all-women-run-all-women-
author store was opening near her.  Now _these_ are women who should
be thumped - militant feminists without a clue.  They were SO obsessed
with their imperative of promoting women and their works but were SO
ill-informed.  They reminded her that it was a woman authors only shop
when she asked about George Eliot, Andre Norton, AND James Tiptree,
Jr.!  (I always find the items nominated for the SF Gender Bender
award named for the award most intriguing.)  In fact, when she asked
about JTJ they were abusive! -Sue Squires, 24 Sep 1997
I wonder how Sue is doing.  Haven't seen her messages for some time.
I also wonder if that bookstore offered much in the way of Harlequin
Romances.  A lot of those are male written, but you will never find a
male name on the spine of a Harlequin.
 * SLMR 2.1a * Oh, my. I'm sure that one gets a place of honor. -KRhodes
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