Re: A bit of a problem.

Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Sat, 18 Jul 1998 10:18:27 +1000

> Please, for the love of God, don't drag the double standard into this
> list.  I know 14 is a little young to grasp the idea, but is it possible
> that a female can admire a male musician or author without being
> labeled, or labeling oneself, a groupie? 

14 isn't too young for anything. Please don't underestimate people based on
age - teenagers are every bit a marginalised subculture as say, homosexuals
or blacks. Although you argue you 

> didn't want to be ageist. 

you say

> After all, they're just college students.

Which is effectively invalidating your protest. I can't believe you'd be so
vitriolic against something you're doing yourself! Some people told me 19
was too young to start my own theatre company or have my plays broadcast.
Please don't talk about double
standards if you're going to employ them yourself !!! `Groupie' has a
different meaning to what it did a few decades ago. It just means
`obsessional fan' . I really hope you haven't scared poor Erin off
bananafish  because she certainly didn't deserve this tirade which she did
absolutely nothing to consciously provoke !

> Ahem...still fuming that Franny could be labeled "insane" and "knocked
> up"....

Pretty easily to a lot of people... and I very strongly doubt Erinn was
consciously gendering her statement anyway.

Cut the poor girl a break and take your polemic elsewhere PLEASE!

Camille 
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