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Well, that answers one question...whether the text was readable. As to the 'sexist' text....I'm not sure if this is correct, but from my own observation, boys seem to have a fascination for mechanical devices [including vehicles] and like to use (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) own (...) So says a man :-) Unless you are on the receiving end of sexism, you probably don't notice it as much. I'm on the receiving end a lot, and so I am somewhat hyper-sensitive. For example, mail and e-mail sent to me by strangers is (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well I introduced my wife....who is 25....to the Bellvile Lego the other day in the shops, she hated it....in her words..."It's too girly".... she'd love this new stuff, and as for little kids copying their parents, when we eventually have (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) When I did 18 months of the Bachelor of Nursing course at UTS, people would always ask "why are you doing nursing" (not staff or students). My mother-in-law thinks it strange that I do all the cooking. We have bought my 2yo son a doll and his (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Same here with the garbage Pete.... Kev... : ) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I wouldn't say that's so much so. At least not with me. True, I don't like technic, but I AM fascinated with machinery and technology. Just not in the lego context. And maybe I am alone about this... but I don't think so. (...) <snip> Yeah. My (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) My NLSO did get excited when I told her you mentioned skirmish though ! pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes on Lego, sexism, and making a difference. <<expletive indicating surprise and approval deleted>>! Its been a long time since I saw this put so eloquently and persuasively. That's it, I'm off to buy some boys (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I was worried there for a moment. My web browser chopped off the last three words of your last sentence. I thought you were off to Thailand for a minute. pete.w (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) My husband does all the cooking at our house too. I am a lousy cook, he's a very good cook so it makes sense, although only to us it seems. In fact when I was still working we split all the household chores 50/50 including baby care. Since (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) <snipped> Well said Kerry. As well as the above professional sexism I've also seen it from another side, the "you're just a lowly housewife" side. I come across this attitude almost daily and from all sorts of people, whether I'm buying Lego (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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