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[Mark Smith]

Schwitterz wrote:
> Dear Dana-
> 
> I had a response prepared, suggesting a middle ground regarding the issue at
> hand, but I decided to run the issue past the woman to whom I am married,
> [M], before I did so.  When I verbalized the metaphor in the presence of this
> living woman, the correctness of your complaint became obvious to me
> instantly, and was further validated by M's response, which was virtually
> identical to yours. Typing things on a screen has a whole different
> nonfeeling to it than personal encounter. I am very glad I did not post my
> original response. It was insensitive bullshit. Rave on. The violation of
> women and the feminine is so ingrained in our psyches we need to be called on
> it at every turn.

Oh, for goodness sake!  Yes, I'm sure all women would agree with Dana
one hundred per cent.  Likewise, it is a universal truth that men are
BAD DOGS!  Tu mir weh! Ja, ja!

Next time somebody wants to correct a perceived slight against their
gender, I suggest they do it, in the full knowledge that we are not
cavemen or women here, and we are open to opposing viewpoints and even
prepared to be corrected, but this frothing kind of rant is simply not
necessary.  No need to go for the gonads, man.