[Rhodes22-list] Political Humor: "I Did Not Have Sex With That Man"

[Joseph Hadzima]

Hi elle

I think later on in that email  I say something about the
Suffrage movement as an HERoic catalyst for change.  Now I
don't know what percentage were convinced by a rational
argument, or were just tired of sleeping on the sofa.  the
reason they "let/allowed/capitulated" will keep this going
for a while longer.  At least we didn't require a civil war
to get women the vote.

I'm sure there were some sympathetic males during that
event, and not all were weeping & wailing & gnashing their
teeth (most maybe, but I don't know).

I may be a little over sensitive here, I absolutely hate
the war between the sexes, and the "us vs them" philosophy.
 I see it way too often, and it sometimes creates tension
and a poison work environment.

happy weekend!!


--- "L. Sailor" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> >males over 21 were the only people allowed to vote,
> and a very large >number of them had to vote to create
> the 19th Amendment
> 
> Absolutely true...and you know that they did not do so
> without  considerable pressure from the distaff
> side...(we know how to make you hurt....!!...'^)
> 
>  'Let' is the wrong word..it implies a
> willingness..and there were many men who were
> willing(and many who were not..)...but perhaps
> 'granted' (nope..too subservient)...allowed (nope..too
> patronizing....)
> 
> Maybe the right word will come while I sleep...
> 
> Jump in anyone with your own ...
> 
> elle
> 
> --- Joseph Hadzima <josef508 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Before I and in my $0.02 I'll put on my asbestos
> > suit.
> > 
> > Now Elle, at that time, males over 21 were the only
> > people
> > allowed to vote, and a very large number of them had
> > to
> > vote to create the 19th Amendment, agrees with the
> > phrase
> > that "they let them have the vote".   If women at
> > that time
> > held a revolution/revolt and created a new
> > government which
> > included voting right for woman, then that phrase
> > would be
> > FALSE, and it would be true that no man gave, or
> > allowed
> > them to have anything.
> > 
> > I in no way wish to imply that the Suffrage movement
> > was
> > anything less that HERoic!  I am also convinced that
> > those
> > civil actions were the catalyst for a majority of
> > men with
> > voting rights to pass the 19th Amendment.
> > 
> > See women may need to express their wishes (sometime
> > more
> > than once, maybe a little louder) in a strong
> > argument and
> > men are perfectly able to understand (eventually)
> > and do
> > the right thing!
> > 
> > I let my wife vote (I drive us both to the polling
> > center
> > rather than disable her car), even when she tells me
> > she's
> > voting for the other candidate!  :-)
> > 
> > It is a wonderful accomplishment that most of the 27
> > amendments (though only 26 are in force) can be
> > created
> > through civil actions, and education of our brothers
> > &
> > sisters.  A pretty good record except for the ones
> > which
> > required a nasty war between the states.
> > 
> > sorry I just had to split hairs tonight - had too
> > many
> > split for me at work, and I have too many
> > miss-firing
> > neuron - Hey Rummy how about a drink over here!
> > 
> > 
> > only a few more days and then the END of the
> > campaign ads
> > on TV!!!!!!   Praise the Lord (and pass the
> > ammunition)!
> > 
> > remember to vote early & vote often!
> > 
> > I'm goon put down my wine now and shutdown the
> > putter.  
> > 
> > play nice!
> > 
> > joe/hadz.
> > 
> > 
> >