You
      had
      some
      good
      thought
      about
      the
      importance
     
    

    
     
      of
      respect.
      Well
      try
      to
      give
      a
      little
      of
      it
      to
      the
     
     
      women
      (and
      men)
      known
      as
      feminists
      and
      women’s
     
     
      libbers
      who
      are
      working
      for
      and
      have
      in
      the
      past
     
     
      worked
      for
      your
      rights
      as
      a
      women.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      would
      you
      feel
      if
      someone
      told
      you,
      you
      were
     
     
      going
      to
      get
      paid
      less
      for
      the
      same
      job
      a
      man
      was
     
     
      doing?
      How
      would
      you
      feel
      if
      you
      were
      refused
      a
     
     
      job
      you
      were
      well
      qualified
      for
      because
      you
      were
     
     
      not
      reliable
      enough
      since
      you
      might
      want
      to
      stop
     
     
      working
      and
      have
      a
      family.
      How
      would
      you
      feel
     
     
      being
      refused
      a
      job
      simply
      because
      you
      are
      a
     
     
      woman.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well,
      it’s
      likely
      you
      won’t
      have
      to
      face
      these
     
     
      situations
      any
      more.
      But,
      think
      of
      the
      women
      who
     
     
      did
      and
      how
      they
      must
      have
      felt.
      Then
      think
      about
     
     
      why
      you
      don’t
      have
      to
      deal
      with
      this
      type
      of
     
     
      frustration
      (hopefully)
      any
      more.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      confidently
      state
      in
      your
      letter,
      "we
      as
      women
     
     
      are
      equal
      but
      different".
      That’s
      a
      wonderful
     
     
      thought.
      ‘I
      too
      believe
      in
      the
      equality
      of
      every
     
     
      person.
      I
      truly
      am
      happy
      that
      your
      life
      so
      far
     
    

    
     
      has
      not
      disillusioned
      you
      about
      this
      fundamental
     
     
      right
      of
      all
      people.
      But,
      unfortunately
      I
      have
      seen
     
     
      that
      what
      is
      right
      in
      theory,
      does
      not
      necessarily
      get
     
     
      carried
      out
      as
      such
      in
      reality.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      asked
      to
      hear
      more
      from
      others
      with
      ideas
     
     
      concerning
      your
      letter.
      I
      responded
      strongly
      not
      as
     
     
      a
      personal
      attack
      to
      you
      but
      because
      of
      certain
     
     
      strong
      convictions
      I
      feel
      in
      response
      to
      your
     
     
      statements.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Signed,
     
     
      Also
      a
      concerned
      Female
      student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      P.S.
      I
      would
      like
      to
      add
      a
      quote:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "Stereotypes
      of
      women
      who
      do
      not
      conform
      to
      the
     
     
      norms
      and
      structures
      of
      an
      ideal
      type
      of
      womanhood
     
     
      have
      depressingly
      and
      customarily
      depicted
      them
      as
     
     
      masculinized,
      frustrated,
      bitter,
      and
      incomplete.
     
     
      Female
      society
      has
      divided
      itself,
      as
      much
      as
      it
      has
     
     
      been
      divided
      into,
      matrons
      and
      old
      maids,
      wives
      and
     
     
      spinsters,
      mother
      and
      the
      childless,
      a
      division
     
    
   
   
    
     
      perpetuated
      as
      much
      by
      women
      as
      by
      men
      whose
     
     
      contempt
      for
      non-conformist
      and
      single
      women
      is
     
     
      well
      documented."
     
    

    
     
      Patricia
      T.
      Rooke
     
    

    
     
      Women:
      Images,
      Role-models.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Recently,
      a
      considerable
      amount
      of
      damage
      from
     
     
      fire
      extinguishers,
      approximately
      $65,000,
      was
      done
     
     
      to
      the
      printing
      room
      located
      in
      the
      Main
      building.
     
     
      When
      this
      amount
      of
      damage
      is
      done,
      I
      consider
      it
     
     
      to
      be
      very
      serious.
      Especially
      when
      a
      person
     
     
      considers
      who
      is
      eventually
      going
      to
      pay
      for
      the
     
     
      damage;
      students.
      Although
      covered
      by
      insurance,
     
     
      the
      University’s
      insurance
      rates
      will
      no
      doubt
     
     
      increase.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      upsets
      me
      the
      most
      is
      the
      way
      our
      justice
     
     
      system
      dealt
      with
      the
      individuals
      who
      caused
      the
     
     
      damage.
      Basically,
      the
      judge
      accepted
      the
      argument
     
     
      that
      the
      individuals
      were
      too
      intoxicated
      and
     
    

    
     
      had
      no
      idea
      of
      where
      they
      were
      when
      they
      sprayed
     
     
      the
      fire
      extinguishers.
      The
      men’s
      lawyer
      expressed
     
     
      the
      feeling
      that,
      "...[the
      two]
      were
      unlucky
      enough
     
     
      to
      have
      done
      so
      (discharge
      fire
      extinguishers)
      in
      a
     
     
      room
      full
      of
      expensive
      equipment."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Does
      this
      mean
      that
      anyone
      who
      is
      intoxicated
      can
     
     
      be
      excused
      from
      their
      actions?
      Could
      you
      describe
     
     
      a
      drunk
      driver
      as
      ‘unlucky’
      when
      he/she
      crushes
      the
     
     
      life
      out
      of
      an
      innocent
      victim
      on
      a
      road
      because
     
     
      it
      was
      dark?
      Being
      drunk
      is
      no
      excuse!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      two
      were
      given
      a
      $5000
      fine,
      500
      hours
      of
     
     
      community
      service,
      and
      must
      make
      a
      $35
      dollar
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “payment
      to
      the
      Victims
      of
      Crime
      fund.
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      deliberately
      save
      the
      best
      for
      the
      last;
      neither
      of
      the
     
     
      two
      will
      receive
      a
      criminal
      record
      for
      their
      actions.
     
     
      If
      stealing
      a
      $15
      cassette
      can
      result
      in
      a
      criminal
     
     
      record,
      how
      can
      causing
      $65,000
      of
      damage
      be
     
     
      excused?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Signed,
     
     
      A
      very
      concerned,
      &
      upset
      student.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      25,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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