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To: Publius
I read Eubanks comments about Dagny having babies a little differently.

I didn't see it as a generic sexist remark regarding women.

It was a specific jab at her competence.

They would have had no problem with her having a position if she were incompetent in it.

Producers and the competent are the enemy through the whole novel.

12 posted on 02/21/2009 9:45:22 AM PST by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: TASMANIANRED
I read Eubanks comments about Dagny having babies a little differently. I didn't see it as a generic sexist remark regarding women. It was a specific jab at her competence. They would have had no problem with her having a position if she were incompetent in it. Producers and the competent are the enemy through the whole novel.

I'm not sure about the lack of sexism. I don't know about Eubanks, but Jim was shocked at the idea of Dagny holding the post of VP Operations because she was a woman.

36 posted on 02/21/2009 2:45:51 PM PST by Still Thinking (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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