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To: sarasmom
"Women for centuries have even professed a fear of insects in order for males to feel themselves in a position of power..."

What a weird and oversimplified stereotype to comment on. My wife picks up spiders and puts them outside so they'll take care of the pesky flying insects. My grandmother used to gross me out by killing huge bugs by swatting them with her open hand then picking them up to put them in the trash.

OTOH, there was a single lady who moved in up the trail from us who called 911 to get a spider out of her bathroom. They killed the spider after they were done treating her for hyperventalation. She wasn't "professing" anything, she was terrified. She moved out a few months later.... the country wasn't her cup of tea.

29 posted on 05/30/2002 2:21:20 PM PDT by Harrison Bergeron
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To: Harrison Bergeron
Some women ... you know if you're talking about "some" women, or men, or people; just about anything is true. Take the statements: women did not work outside the home, and women did not own property. It's all true if it means "some women."
30 posted on 05/30/2002 2:28:16 PM PDT by RogerFGay
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