"MCP" (gf010w5035{at}blueyonder.co.uk) writes:
> Can anybody please tell me "WTF" WOMAN'S STUDIES IS?

See " Professing Feminism; Cautionary Tales From The Strange World Of
Women's Studies ", co-authored by Daphne Patai.

> "Irrational fucking parrots" 
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> news:0lck41thnj8gk24e2g24bosp020a3910s5{at}4ax.com...
>> On 29 Mar 2005 20:54:18 -0800, connor_a{at}hotmail.com wrote:
>>
>> >A feminist lecturer of men wrote:
>> >
>> >> Secondly, Women's Studies is as academically rigorous as any other
>> >> discipline.
>> >
>> >Scoff++, "rigorous" as snails trails.
>> >
>> >> Secondly, Women's Studies is as academically rigorous as any other
>> >> discipline. It is regrettable that your columnist is
unaware that it
>> >is
>> >> possible to be academically rigorous and politically
engaged without
>> >> being biased or doctrinaire. The Women's Education, Research and
>> >> Resource Centre at UCD has a well-founded international reputation
>> >> for excellence in its field.
>> >
>> >Feminism IS bias personified. Women are victims, men are the
>> >perpetrators, right? WRONG! Women are the self preserving protect me
>> >gender, men the risk taking civilisation building gender.
>> >
>> Certainly conditions subjects into not taking what they have to say
>> seriously (a cornerstone of feminist ideology).

Andre


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