Dear
      Editor;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      am
      writing
      in
      response
      to
      the
      woman
      condemning
     
     
      the
      Campus
      Women
      page
      in
      this
      paper.
      She
      has
      a
     
     
      right
      to
      her
      opinion,
      yes,
      but
      in
      stating
      such
     
     
      (publicly)
      it
      is
      her
      responsibility
      to
      be
      informed
      on
     
     
      the
      topic
      before
      judging
      a
      group
      of
      people
      so
     
     
      harshly
      and
      incorrectly.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Firstly,
      the
      purpose
      of
      the
      Women’s
      Page
      is
      hardly
     
     
      to
      segregate
      the
      sexes,
      but
      to
      inform
      a
      class
      within
     
     
      this
      society
      of
      happenings
      concerning
      them,
      if
      that
     
     
      is
      segregation
      then
      so
      is
      the
      space
      devoted
      to
      the
     
     
      Psych,
      English,
      Music,...societies.
      At
      least
      your
     
     
      area
      of
      study
      is
      of
      chcice,.
      should
      we
      ignore
      groups
     
     
      where
      membership
      is
      not
      a
      choice?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Secondly,
      the
      purpose
      of
      "Women
      Libbers"
      is
      not
     
     
      to
      be
      like
      men
      but
      to
      create
      an
      atmosphere
      of
      equal
     
     
      opportunity.
      No
      feminist
      |
      know
      wants
      to
      be
      a
     
     
      man.
      I
      am
      constantly
      reminded
      that
      I
      am
      a
      woman
     
     
      by
      how
      I
      am
      treated
      in
      this
      society;
      we
      do
      not
     
     
      "forget"
      we
      are
      women,
      you
      obviously
      think
      your
     
     
      behaviours
      should
      be
      governed
      by
      the
      sex
      you
     
     
      happen
      to
      be.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      as
      women
      are
      not
      equal.
      We
      are
      not
      "crying"
     
     
      for
      respect,
      we
      are
      demanding
      it,
      as
      it
      is
      how
     
     
      anyone
      should
      be
      treated.
      Women
      have
      been
     
     
      "respecting"
      men
      for
      centuries,
      it
      has
      not
      been
      a
      two
     
     
      way
      street
      back.
      One
      in
      ten
      women
      in
      Canada
      are
     
     
      beaten
      by
      their
      husbands,
      one
      in
      four
      girls
      on
      PEI
     
     
      will
      be
      sexually
      abused
      by
      the
      age
      of
      eighteen,
      is
     
     
      that
      resect?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      for
      the
      name
      issue,
      you
      won’t
      mind
      if
      we
      call
     
     
      you
      Herb,
      do
      you?
      As
      for
      your
      career,
      perhaps
      you
     
     
      should
      thank
      all
      the
      Women
      Libbers
      who
      suffered,
     
     
      fought,
      and
      gave
      so
      that
      you
      could
      have
      that
     
     
      Opportunity;
      it
      is
      only
      in
      the
      last
      fifty
      years
      a
     
     
      women
      could
      attend
      university,
      let
      alone
      have
      a
     
     
      career,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      also
      feel
      that
      being
      married
      and
      having
      children
     
     
      is
      incredibly
      fulfilling,
      but
      we
      are
      saying
      it
      should
     
     
      not
      be
      at
      the
      total
      exclusion
      of
      all
      else
      (including
     
     
      a
      choice
      in
      the
      matter).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lastly,
      you
      seem
      to
      think
      of
      feminists
      as
      pitbulls
     
     
      with
      PMS,
      please
      take
      the
      time
      to
      learn
      that
     
     
      feminism
      is
      a
      school
      of
      thought
      promoting
      equal
     
     
      opportunity,
      choice,
      and
      respect
      for
      all
      people.
      It
     
     
      seems,
      my
      dear,
      that
      you
      are
      a
      feminist.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Margo
      Connors
     
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      response
      to
      the
      October
      12,
      1990
      editorial
      in
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      X-Press,
      I
      would
      like
      to
      agree
      with
      the
      editor
     
     
      that
      a
      major
      part
      of
      society
      now
      seems
      to
      be
     
     
      disappearing.
      This
      part
      of
      society
      is
      church-going
     
     
      and
      religious
      activities,
      and
      it
      used
      to
      play
      a
      major
     
     
      role
      in
      the
      lives
      of
      many
      individuals.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      many
      of
      us
      know,
      especially
      those
      who
      are
     
     
      historians,
      the
      church
      used
      to
      be
      _
      extremely
     
     
      influential
      and
      was
      a
      major
      driving
      force
      in
      shaping
     
     
      the
      lives
      of
      individuals.
      Today,
      however,
      the
      church
     
     
      seems
      to
      be
      taking
      a
      back
      seat
      as
      the
      hustle
      and
     
     
      bustle
      of
      an
      increasingly
      complex
      world
      determines
     
     
      the
      direction
      of
      our
      lives.
      As
      the
      editor
      noted,
     
     
      catching
      up
      on
      sleep,
      working
      on
      assignments,
     
     
      sleeping
      off
      the
      night
      before,
      and
      just
      about
     
     
      everything
      else
      seems
      to
      come
      before,
      and
      just
      about
     
     
      everything
      else
      seems
      to
      come
      before
      church
      or,
      at
     
     
      least,
      prevents
      us
      from
      squeezing
      it
      into
      our
     
     
      schedule.
      I
      feel
      that
      this
      is
      an
      extremely
      dangerous
     
     
      trend
      which
      has
      already
      aided
      in
      eroding
      our
     
     
      societal
      fibre
      and
      which
      will
      continue
      to
      so
      in
      the
     
     
      future.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      a
      fourth
      year
      student
      at
      UPEI,
      I
      have
      an
     
     
      extremely
      busy
      schedule
      which
      includes
      many
     
     
      activities
      other
      than
      school
      work,
      yet
      I
      always
     
    

    
     
      find
      time
      to
      put
      church/religion
      at
      a
      place
      of
     
     
      importance
      in
      my
      life.
      I
      go
      to
      church
      weekly
      and
     
     
      try
      to
      model
      my
      life
      around
      Christian
      values.
     
     
      Although
      this
      definitely
      goes
      against
      the
      norm,
     
    

    
     
      I
      personally
      know
      at
      least
      35
      to
      40
      people
      in
      my
     
     
      age
      group
      (16-22
      years
      old)
      who
      similarly
      try
      to
     
     
      follow
      the
      same
      principles,
      and
      I
      know
      of
      many
     
     
      more.
      It’s
      good
      to
      know
      I’m
      not
      along
      in
      my
     
     
      thoughts.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      why
      do
      these
      people
      feel
      that
      church/religion
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      25,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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