heard?
      Are
      heterosexuals
      incapable
      of
      voicing
      an
     
    

    
     
      articulate
      opinion
      about
      the
      nature
      of
      their
      orienta-
     
    

    
     
      tion?
      Is
      there
      nota
      need
      for
      a
      balance
      in
      the
      presen-
     
    

    
     
      tation
      of
      these
      issues
      as
      well?
      Is
      there
      some
      particular
     
    

    
     
      reason
      why
      Christianity
      alone
      must
      give
      place
      to
     
    

    
     
      opposing
      ideas,
      and
      not
      these
      perspectives
      as
      well?
     
    

    
     
      Why
      is
      it,
      then,
      that
      radical
      feminism
      and
     
    

    
     
      homosexuality
      advocates
      seem
      to
      fear
      the
      presentation
     
     
      of
      anything
      but
      what
      supports
      them?
      Why
      do
      they
     
     
      demand
      the
      removal
      of
      any
      dissenting
      or
      differing
     
     
      opinions
      (such
      as
      the
      recent
      furor
      over
      the
      Backlash)?
     
     
      Why
      do
      not
      the
      free
      speech
      advocates
      petition
      for
      the
     
     
      right
      of
      conservative
      ideology,
      right-wing
      politics,
      or
     
     
      the
      ‘politically
      incorrect’’
      to
      present
      their
      side
      of
      the
     
     
      issue?
      Why
      must
      it
      be
      only
      one
      side
      that
      gets
      peti-
     
     
      tioned
      to
      stop?
      It
      is
      most
      interesting
      to
      see
      the
      con-
     
     
      tradiction
      in
      the
      advocacy
      of
      free
      speech
      --
      youcan
     
     
      say
      what
      you
      like,
      as
      long
      as
      you
      agree
      with
      the
     
     
      politically
      correctagenda.
      Freedom
      of
      speech
      re-
     
     
      quires
      that
      the
      rights
      of
      pornographers
      to
      peddle
      their
     
     
      wares
      cannot
      be
      curtailed
      (despite
      the
      involvement
      of
     
     
      pornography
      in
      99%
      of
      rape
      cases);
      yet
      it
      offers
      no
     
     
      support
      to
      people
      who
      wish
      to
      study
      science
      from
      the
     
     
      perspective
      of
      creationism.
      I
      believe
      that
      pluralism
      is
     
     
      nota
      threat
      to
      the
      truth
      --
      unless
      pluralism
      is
      used
      as
     
     
      a
      smokescreen
      for
      politically
      correct
      censorship.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor;
     
    

    
     
      If
      being
      a
      feminist
      means
      fighting
      against
      pay
      ineq-
     
     
      uity,
      discrimination,
      sexual
      harassment
      or
      family
     
     
      violence;
      then
      I
      am
      one.
      I’m
      not
      afraid
      to
      say
      it.
      But
     
     
      can’ta
      man
      fight
      against
      them
      too?
      Are
      women
      the
     
     
      only
      ones
      that
      can
      understand
      and
      fight
      these
      kind
      of
     
     
      issues?
      I
      believe
      not.
      They
      are
      social
      problems
      that
     
     
      should
      be
      solved
      by
      women
      and
      men
      together.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Also
      I
      wanted
      to
      point
      out
      that,
      although
      Mr.
      Murphy
     
     
      and
      Mr.
      Hanus
      have
      suggested
      feminism
      is
      the
      only
     
     
      problem
      on
      campus,
      I
      feel
      there
      are
      other
      problems.
     
    

    
     
      I
      strongly
      believe
      that
      men
      should
      also
      have
      the
     
     
      freedom
      to
      criticize
      the
      way
      our
      feminist’s
      goals
      are
     
     
      achieved.
      The
      *‘Backlash’’
      is
      not
      hate
      literature
      to
     
     
      me.
      Mr.
      Murphy
      and
      Mr.
      Hanus
      raise
      good
      ques-
     
     
      tions.
      Sometimes
      I
      agree
      with
      them,
      sometimes
      |
     
     
      don’t;
      but
      the
      fact
      remains
      that
      they
      say
      out
      loud
      what
     
     
      many
      think
      silently.
      Should
      we
      crush
      them
      down
      for
     
     
      doing
      so?
      Should
      we
      close
      our
      eyes
      and
      pretend
      there
     
     
      is
      nothing
      wrong?
      All
      the
      time
      spent
      on
      arguing
      that
     
     
      they
      were
      writing
      hate
      literature
      should
      have
      been
     
     
      used
      by
      Ms.
      Jelliffe
      and
      others
      (who
      I
      believe
      are
     
     
      quite
      knowledgeable
      on
      the
      subject)
      to
      refute
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      26,
      1992.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      arguments
      of
      the
      Backlash
      and
      teach
      the
      UPE
     
     
      dents
      what
      is
      the
      feminist
      point
      of
      view
      on
      the
     
     
      treated
      (such
      as
      affirmative
      action
      for
      example),
     
     
      On
      the
      other
      hand,
      if
      being
      a
      feminist
      means
      bein
     
     
      against
      everything
      men
      had
      done
      on
      their
      own
      int
     
     
      past
      and
      trying
      to
      submit
      them
      to
      a
      woman’s
      vi
     
     
      the
      society,
      them
      I’m
      not
      part
      of
      it.
      I’m
      sorry
      fo.
     
     
      those
      believing
      that
      all
      women
      are
      in
      the
      same
      ba
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      true
      that
      men’s
      up-bringing
      in
      ohilosophy
      il
     
     
      ology,
      or
      any
      science
      has
      been
      emphasized
      in
      the
     
     
      but
      does
      that
      mean
      that
      all
      they
      said
      was
      wrong?
      |
     
     
      we
      have
      to
      scrap
      it
      to
      give
      place
      toa
      woman’s
      ap:
     
     
      proach?
      No.
      Both
      should
      be
      taught
      on
      the
      same
      k
     
     
      Do
      we
      always
      have
      to
      confront
      the
      women
      and
      me
     
     
      beliefs?
      Aren’t
      they
      supposed
      to
      be
      complementa_
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Julie,
      Wendy,
      Andrew
     
    
   
   
    
     
      To:
      The
      way
      it
      should
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      would
      like
      to
      respond
      to
      your
      letter
      in
      the
      Mare
     
     
      19th
      issue
      of
      the
      ‘‘X-Press’’.
      When]
      first
      readj
     
     
      though
      it
      was
      a
      joke
      but
      I
      decided
      to
      respond
      any\)
     
     
      just
      in
      case
      you
      were
      serious.
      3
     
     
      First,
      there
      isno
      such
      thing
      as
      pro-abortion:
      “i
     
     
      feminists
      are
      pro-choice
      which
      means
      that
      they
      sit
     
    

    
     
      want
      the
      choice
      to
      have
      an
      abortion.
      This
      isa
      cor
     
     
      pletely
      different
      issue
      which
      shouldn’t
      be
      cited
      in,
     
     
      letter
      about
      feminists
      as
      the
      two
      issues
      do
      not
      go
     
     
      hand
      in
      hand.
      A
      lot
      of
      feminists
      would’nt
      have
      —
     
     
      abortions
      themselves
      (it
      is
      a
      very
      painful
      experien
     
     
      but
      simply
      want
      the
      choice
      forall
      women.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Secondly,
      what
      does
      ‘‘being
      married
      to
      the
      man
      yo
     
     
      love’’
      have
      to
      do
      with
      serving
      his
      meals
      on
      time,
     
     
      cleaning
      their
      house,
      and
      servicing
      him
      in
      bed’*?
     
     
      live
      in
      the
      90’s
      and
      marriage
      is
      a
      partnership
      wher
     
     
      both
      people
      give
      equally.
      Feminists
      are
      not
      “antl
     
     
      family’’
      but
      only
      want
      to
      be
      treated
      equally
      and
      er
     
     
      equal
      opportunities.
      We
      do
      not
      want
      all
      of
      the
      pov
     
     
      just
      some
      of
      it!
      I'll
      agree
      that
      the
      truth
      sometim
     
     
      hurts
      so
      maybe
      you
      should
      open
      your
      eyes
      and
      m
     
     
      and
      take
      a
      good
      look
      around
      you.
      (I
      don’tkno
     
     
      you
      would
      call
      someone
      you
      *‘love
      and
      respect’
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