Birdgirl, Purple Banana, Dutchlover, Mrs. G- I am so proud to read your responses and know that the intelligence of women can offset some feeble and narrow opinions that still threaten the development of the human species! I have had a similar argument many, many times in my position as an educator, and while I am usually able to maintain my patience with young men and women who haven't yet read enough or thought enough to know the facts about oppression, I felt little explosions in my head when I read what the aptly named "slow" and his ilk had to say. SO THANK YOU for saying what you did so well!

Thanks also to the men who replied in support of women's rights to choose their destiny -esp Dave Byrd, no wonder bg adores you- you recognize that feminism is a civil rights issue! You are able to see beyond the connotations the word has developed (poor "feminism"- she got demonized, big surprize, no, not in this patriarchy, surely!) to the core issues of human freedom. :thumbsup: