From sheep to Human?

[taguebw at wfu.edu]

Susan Hogarth wrote:
> 
> taguebw at wfu.edu wrote:
> >
> > Susan Hogarth wrote:
> > >
> > > Jerome Freed wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Previous stuff:
> > > >
> > > > >john wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Out of interest would it be possible for a woman to give birth to a clone
> > > > > of herself.  If a nucleus from a cell was transferred to one of her eggs
> > > > > and this was allowed to develop before being implanted in the normal way,
> > > > > she could then give birth to herself!
> > > >
> > > > >Susan wrote;
> > > >
> > > > >Yes, and then men would be truly superfluous!
> > > >
> > > > No, Susan, she would give birth to a baby.  It would not be herself
> > > > unless she, too, had been born yesterday.
> > >
> > > Oops - I was just being a smartass, but you're right. She'd be giving
> > > birth to a *copy* of herself. So what? I was trying to be funny;
> > > obviously I failed ;-)
> >
> > Since when is sexism funny?
> >
> > Brian
> 
> Is this some sort of subtle joke? If not, I pity you, you poor child of
> the 90's...
> ... lighten up, eh?
> ;-)

First, my apologies for what has become at off-topic post.

Second, no my comment was not a joke. I want you to consider what 
would happen if a male had posted a similar comment about women being 
superfluous. He would be hung out to dry. If sexism is bad to practice 
it is bad for anybody to practice. I've heard men making comments in 
bad taste, followed by a wink to make it all better and then when the 
women within earshot got indignant, saying "lighten up, it was only a 
joke." I did not think that was appropriate behavior either. I have 
been arguing for the equal rights and treatment of women for over 25 
years because it seems to me it should lead to equal rights and 
treatment of everybody: male, female, majority, minority, old, young. 
If you don't understand why your comment was inappropriate, then I 
pity you.

A child of the '60's....
Brian