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IV Red >ixl Black
TWs*sy, May I. it
THE RED AND BLACK
Ettablidhed 1893 — Incorporated 1980
Harry Montevideo, General Manager
Clarice Makemson, Editor-in-chief
James Kendley, Managing Editor
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We women are in a light fix
After protesting the many injustices committed
against us. after proving that we could do anything
and everything equally well or better than men. and
after finding a permanent and worthwhile place in
the work force, we are confused
It seems we have struggled too long to convince
others (including other women i that we were capable
of doing more than cleaning house, malting babies
and cooking a big meal at dinner time
Our mothers began the battle Brought up in the
strict atmosphere of the 1950s - where a woman
knew her place — they struggled They objected to
their status as leeches off their husbands They
wanted more than a *20 per week shopping allowance
and a peck on the cheek for an especially good meal
They wanted their own accomplishments they
wanted equal opportunity to be a success They knew
they were smart Now they were ready to prove it
So. they set out — a small band of them at first
and tried to get jobs, tried to go to college and began
to smoke and drink They tried to teach their
children, both boys and girls, that women were
something to be reckoned with, that they could tie as
tough or tougher than men The decadent, but
mercifully free 1960s added fuel to their fire The
divorces began to roll in by the thousands In the late
1970s. one out of every two marriages ended in
divorce
These divorces did more than confuse women about
who they were They served to show their children
that mom could make it on her own She could be
breadwinner, cook, protector and nurse all rolled into
one Dads weren't really needed Mom had proven to
her children at least) that women are strong,
resilient forces That unlike their stereotypes, they do
not bend with pressure; they do not wilt and run into
the arms of another man when they fail They can
pull themselves up. and they can be somebody on
their own
And then came our generation
We women in our teens and 20s are products of our
mothers We are influenced by their experiences We
Clarice Makemson
By trying to be a man. we
are demonstrating that we
have no confidence in women'
are especially defensive when someone questions our
abilities We see everything in terms of women
versus men " Men are our natural enemies and we
must prove to them ' like our mothers did) that we
can do anything, that we are strong
We cut our hair short and wear neckties and men s
jackets Sexy women are seen as old fashioned and
un liberated A woman who looks like she is waiting
for a man must be doing just that Sexy women are
not professional Being bitchy is the only way to
illustrate that a woman is just as tough as a man
Anxious to carry out the message of our mothers
we reject the feminine in ourselves Showing
femininity is showing weakness, we reason In order
to be equal to men. we must become men The an
drogenous woman is the truly liberated one
We now have convinced the majority of our
generation that women are equal But are we going
too far’’ Do we truly believe that women must he like
men to be equal to them 0 When there is no distinction
between the sexes are we finally equal 0
I believe the answer to these questions must be no
Women do not have to keep pushing until they are
men By doing so, we are admitting that men are
better than women, that they are the perfect species
we must become We are saying that a man-like -
appearance is the ultimate goal we must try to attain
Men and women are most certainly - biologically
at least - different Women are no less evolutionarily
advanced To be a woman does not mean inferiority,
phvsical or otherwise It simply means that we are
different Bridging the equality gap does not have to
mean bridging the phvsical-differences gap
A smart, strong, tough woman can be beautiful,
graceful sexv and savvy She does not have to be a
man to be equal She can be herself She can be as
sexually desirable as she is mentally tough She can
be understanding, sympathetic and kind without
being bitchy She can be soft, but that does not in
dicate that she is weak
Now that we have come close to achieving equality,
we must realize the differences in our sex We must
have enough confidence in ourselves to feel that we
can be sexy without losing something By trying to be
a man. we are demonstrating that we have no con
fidence in women We are saying that being a woman
isn't good enough, that we must be more man like to
compete
We must go beyond equal opportunity now We
must look at ourseives and not be afraid to be who we
are We must not view a sexy or fashionable woman
as frivolous Quite the contrary Those who do seem
especially sexy or fashionable possess more con
fidence in themselves, in their abilities, than those
w ho shun them for their appearance We must love
what is inside and feel confident in our powers so that
others mav love our outside
We do not have to be afraid to show the feminine,
soft shy side of ourselves In fact, we must have
conquered our insecurities and our doubts about our
(quality in order to show such a feminine side We
can be woman like and still be strong, powerful
forces to be reckoned with We must move beyond
mere equality, now we must move toward self
acceptance
Clarice Makemson is
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•ditor in chief of The Red and
Rodeo animal-abuse column 100percent coirect
TO THE EDITOR:
I would like to comment on Jeff
Gore s letter that appeared in the April
24 issue of The Red and Black con
cerning a recent editorial on rodeo by
Tracey Brown Mr Gore states that
Ms Brown was not informed and did
not do her research I believe that her
writing is 1U0 percent factual Unlike
Mr Gore, I applaud Ms Brown's
sensitive insight into a blatantly cruel
"sport ' If American citizens were
asked if they considered rodeo cruel to
animals, the majority would answer no
Rodeo is publicized as fun and thrilling
It is promoted as "western heritage'' in
action Attacking rodeo could be con
sidered un-American for some
It's not too difficult to see how rodeo
abuses animals Mr Gore stated that
electric prods used in rodeo are not as
inhumane as other methods How that
justifies their use on an animal penned
up in a small chute about to be released
into a noisy arena is hard to un
derstand To be able to make an
outright statement expressing the
feelings of an animal in a given
situation would take a very special
ability Rule six in the Rodeo Cowboys
Association rules for protection of
livestock states that "electric
prods shall be used as little as
possible " Considering rodeo advocates
regard prods as harmless, would they
feel obliged to follow this rule 0
Rules are token gestures, existing to
offset criticisms from humane in
dividuals The rules state that "a
veterinarian should be available at
every performance Note that this is
not required While injury to rodeo
animals is discounted, we are expected
to sympathize with the competing
“cowboys " In rodeo competition, it is
the human participant who has the
choice of whether to compete or not He
is not forced, through mistreatment, to
perform
Deserves a hand
I feel strongly that rodeo is cruel,
whether intentional or not No animal
should have to endure needless pain or
torment Inhumane treatment of
animals is not legitimate sport II
should not be allowed as a money
making venture Three cheers for
Tracey Brown The animals need more
like her to be their voice Your paper
should be proud to employ such a
sincere, thoughtful, "tell-it-like-it-is"
reportei
CYNTIIIA LINDSAY
President. Gwinnett Humane Society
erik johnson
TO THE EDITOR:
President Reagan deserves a big
hand for being courageous enough to
visit a Nazi cemetery It is only ap
propnate that one Nazi visit others
Being an MTV Nazi myself. I am very
proud of the Teflon gipper Besides, he
had a choice to meet with the Russians
in honor of our united effort to defeat
Hitlerism That could have encouraged
peace General Dynamics stock would
go down and George Bush. Casper and
myself would lose money Do you see
why communism is so dangerous 0
That's what happens when you have
peace
How do you expect us to afford new
BMWs, MTV. gold tie pins, garden club
dues and all other things that make
America great 0 After all. we are living
in a material world
In conclusion, stop thinking about all
those issues that Dan Rather keeps
yapping about on TV We are living in a
material world, so sign me a matenal
boy
NAME WITHHELD
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In remembrance of World W ar II
Much of this nation is presently engaged in
celebrating the 40th anniversary of the end of the
Second World War, and there is indeed much for
which we have to be happy and proud and grateful
Sometimes, though. 1 find myself mournful that war
ever had to end
Such a statement may surprise and shock some
people, and they would see tn it my stupendous
stupidity Others, though, may find it stupid without
being suprising, for they would claim. “What else
would one expect from a person who once wrote that
he looked forward to nuclear war?" However, I
mourn the end of World War II not because 1 am some
sado-masochist who loves war — after all. there are
plenty wars going on now that could give me the
pleasure I desired if I were such a creature What I
mourn is not the end of the war itself but the end of
the feelings brought about during that war
World War II was different than almost any other
war ever fought because it was perfectly clear which
side was right and which side was wrong Too often
wars are waged because both sides are wrong,
because both sides are spurred by greed, greed for
land or wealth or power Sometimes wars occur
because both sides are right to an extent. Notice, for
example, the War Between the States — one could
support either side (and maybe even both sides I
depending on how he interprets the Constitution But
rarely if ever in such a case is one side so right as to
the extent that the other side is wrong i And in the
case of the North-South war. both sides were also
spurred on by greed, so both sides were also wrong —
to an extent.)
There w as no question, though, that the battle lines
in World War II were clearly drawn between forces
representing evil and good It was evil that made
Germany and Japan crave world domination, and it
was good and right (or the Allies to oppose them
Germany's evil is as clear as the night is dark — the
notion of a master race whose final solution was to
exterminate all the others Japan's evil was also
Brian Jarvis
‘It is unity of effort during a
war that deserves great
praise and celebration’
great, for it, too, demanded that all people be ob
sequious to the military government and especially to
the emperor, who was believed to be not a man but a
deity the direct and diving descendent of the gods
World War II was also different in that it was a war
that unified America rather than divided it, as so
many wars before and since have done Almost
everyone ardently supported the cause (they early
recognized the evil that sulked the globe), and this
support included more than just Ulk - much more
The nation experienced toUl mobilization for the war
effort, so all people were involved either directly
through the services or indirectly through production
of war equipment or even just the rationing of sup^
plies such as sugar, gas, steel and nylon G.l. Joe
served on the front, Rosie the Riveter served in the
factory and even the wives and children and brothers
and sisters and grandparents served, (or they also
serv e w ho only stand and wait
It is this unity of effort during the war that deserves
great praise and celebration, especially since such
overwhelming unity is difficult to achieve It requires
tremendous sacrifice on the part of all. of everybody
deny ing the self and working for the common good
and the benefit of others
Obviously, though, sacrificing isn't always en
joyable I 'm sure it was difficult for my grandmother
to send her five sons to war (three in the Pacific, two
in Europe), that it was difficult for them to be
separated from one another and from newly married
brides and newly born children, and that it especially
was difficult for them all when the youngest -
19 years old and just from high school — made the
supreme sacrifice in France
When such sacrificing is stopped by the end of a
war. then there is cause for great celebration and
thanksgiving, and it is a celebration that we can
enjoy and commemorate long afterwards even 40
years later
But as I celebrate that great event. I suffer a slight
remorse I am sorry that as the years pass so many
people forget (or never even know) the great
sacrifices made by others I am sorry that unity
fostered by communal effort and travail and
sacrifice must be paid for with great hardship, but I
am nevertheless sorry that such unity has to a large
degree disappeared I am sorry that there are so few
ware fought for the good causes — and sorry that
there are few people willing to fight for good causes
However, I am extremely gratified and comforted
“'fv ,Uch * acrrflc * and the companionship
and honor that accompany and follow it had at one
time occurred for it offers hope that, if evil ever
clearly sulks the globe again, there will be those who
nse to meet it and who will defeat it
Bnon Jarvis is a gradual* assistant in the English
department *