some comments and a question

[Christine Karatnytsky]

Sigh.  I knew it was too much to hope that this was over.

>Vaska the intimidating sexist scholar strikes back

For any who misunderstood:  I meant intimidating as a compliment, not a
tweak.  I also said intelligent and articulate.  Admitting that you
intimidated me was intended to highlight for the benefit of our
discussion the fact that I , a woman, felt intimidated by you,
another--as opposed to feeling intimidated by any of the men.  (A notion
which is also true, but beside the point.)  I never said that you were
sexist; I said that a remark you made was sexist.  I wasn't lobbing
anything at you; I resent your aggression here.

> Resubscribed less than 36 hours ago...

Do us all a favor then and read some fucking mail before you go off
making pronouncements about who's witty and who's slamming.

>what on earth is wrong with saying one's first sexual encounter was
>"inconsequential"?

Nothing, except that, in this case, the remark was intended ironically. 
It was interpreted, however, merely as part of a hypocritically
sexualized image.

I repeat:  Do us all a favor (before I have a fit, btw--that's how tired
I am of this nonsense) and stop instigating trouble on an issue about
which you know nothing.  

Forgive me for beating on this, folks (especially when Dana and I seem to
have achieved some foundation for true female solidarity through private
mail), but the whole issue and exchange of messages the other night was
fairly exhausting and painful for all concerned.  I'm really annoyed by
this interference when it seemed the matter had been somewhat reasonably
settled.

Vaska proves that she can enter, as well as leave, with fireworks. 
Congratulations.

And leave Mittelwerk out of this.  Secretly, he's a woman, too.

Chris