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Originally Posted by sigmadiva
The understood subtext of the letter was to state that mature adult males would not be so crass as demonstrated by the Fox news reporters.
The key concept is level of maturity to differentiate men from boys.
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"Mature adults males" is open for discussion. Just look at what goes on in the military. Unless they are claiming that large percent of males in the military are not "mature adult males"/"men"/"real men". If that's their claim then they need to do a massive overhaul and moratorium on the military.
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Originally Posted by sigmadiva
Well, not a written memo per se, but a "memo" in the idea that as we grow up we should be taught how to behave and treat other people regardless of sex, religion, economic level, place of origin, and anything else. Or, what some people would call good manners.
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I don't think it is as simple as "good manners". Patriarchy, sexism, homophobia and misogyny have not prevailed for centuries because of "bad manners."
I say all of this to say, that letter was timely and well-written but the impact was more along the lines of saying "no no no...bad boy...you get no soup...."
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