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Re: Women in Brass Bands

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Subject: Re: Women in Brass Bands
From: "Richard Barrett" <RBarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 21:26:49 +0100
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From: Rod <rodg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Subject: RE: Women in Brass Bands


>. Sexism is the oppression of women by men
>and vice versa. Wanting to belong to a single sex organisation, for
>whatever reason, is not, of itself, sexist, merely a matter of preference,
>and is quite valid for men and women.

In the same way the Serbs *prefer* not to have Albanians around the place,
or the nailbombers *prefer* not to have black people in Brick Lane?  Do you
not understand that limiting somebody's lifechances, whether its playing in
a band or giving them a job based on criteria that are related to an
accident of birth ie gender, rather than how good they are is oppressive if
you are on the receiving end of it?

> It is not I that is displaying the intolerant attitude, nor I that cannot
>distinguish between genocide, sexism, and a preference of some people, male
>or female, to play in a single sex band.
>
I think the point others are making is that preferences that limit
opportunities for others without any objective criteria are discriminatory,
the genocide you mention is the worst manifestation of that process of
people who have power over others expressing it in a discriminatory way - if
you can exclude people, of what ever gender from a band, you have power.


Richard
Reddish and Gorton


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