Sunday, October 5, 1997
Letters
Hurts feminism
Regarding the "topless controversy" and feminist opposition to women
having equal sexual and economic rights under the law.
Whereas men in this province have the legal right to publicly expose their
breasts for sexual or commercial purposes, women in this province do not.
Disgracefully, this is due to demands by certain feminists that women be
subject to legal discrimination! These feminists do not want women to have equal
sexual and economic rights under the law. They support equality for women insofar
as they like what it entails. They are selective gender egalitarians -- in colloquial
terms, "buffet gender egalitarians."
"Buffet gender egalitarians" are severely undermining feminism.
They are perverting it so it serves their hypocritical, opportunistic efforts to
exploit the issue of gender equality.
This is causing bona fide gender egalitarians to refuse to become involved
in the feminist movement. The feminist movement should treat "buffet gender
egalitarians" as anathema.
Helen St. Claire
Mississauga