Daniel,

>> The day you (John Petersen) and Steve Black can go for more than two or
>> three message without trying to kill each other <g> will be the day that
>> the both of you start showing a little more maturity and candidly I hope
>> it's sooner rather than later. You both have tons to offer but you're like
>> a couple of bickering schoolgirls.
>>
>> Wonderful! You ask them to show more maturity and your next sentence is
>> a sexist comment...
>>
>> I am not joking, or at least not entirely.
>
> Oh for goodness sakes Daniel! Put anyone in there you like. Surely you
> have more than pablum for brains - I've seen them demonstrated here a lot
> lately.
>
> Now, have you ever seen schoolgirls go st each other? <g> Like it or not
> it is a fact and it is not sexist, unless you've allowed society to do all
> of your prime thinking for you. Those horemones start to swirl around and
> the claws start to grow.. <g> You must not have many sisters or nieces or
> you've never asked them if this kind of behavior really happens.
>
> I swear I just can't believe how gullible some folks are and how easy it
> is to manipulate them. All you have to do is say, "racist", or "sexist"
> and people fall right into line like a bunch of knuckleheads... <g> I
> guess we really have feminized our culture. Listen to the news some time.
> Really listen. Do they ask "feel" questions or "think" questions? And in
> what proportion?
>
> Besides.. What in the world is wrong with celibrating the differences
> between male and female?????
>
> Sheesh.. <g>

Yes, I have seen schoolgirls go at each other . Yes, I have seen schoolboys go at each other. My experience tells me that boys go at it far more often than girls do. Maybe it's a cultural, maybe it's not. Maybe you remember the occasions when girls went at it because they were more interesting to a young boy impressionable mind. Or maybe not.

What is your fact? If you were simply stating that schoolgirls sometimes bicker, I will not debate it because you're right. If it's something else entirely, then I would like to know.

I believe your comment was sexist because you assign a demeaning connotation to schoolgirls when in fact they may be far more innocent than boys in that respect.

Bickering schoolgirls. Boys will be boys. What's wrong with this picture? Why is it acceptable for boys to argue but not for girls? I don't want society to sanitize us to the point where the majority of the people believe there is no difference between males and females, but I sure hope it will continue to promote gender equality.

About newscasts. I listen to the news on NPR because I don't find much value in television newscasts. I choose depth before breadth. It's perfectly ok for you to have a different opinion.

As for celebrating the differences between male and female, stating that schoolgirls are bickering is not exactly cause for celebration…

Daniel