WOMEN IN THE FORCES A MOOT POINT

Surrender on gender issues, Doug

Dear Editor:

Doug Collins has made a stand
(March 19) to protect from the
feminist hordes the last bastion of
real men: the military. I think that
he should tender his surrender
gracefully on this and other sexual
matters and end his long-standing
enmity with the opposite sex which
clearly has him outnumbered.

Albert Einstein, an unabashed

pacifist, once responded to a per-
sonal attack by American “‘patri-
otic women” this way: ‘In my
opinion, the patriotic women
ought to be sent to the front in the
next war instead of the men. It
would at least be a novelty in this
dreary sphere of infinite confu-
sion. And besides, why should not
such heroic feelings on. the part of
the fair sex find a imore pictur-
esque outlet than in attacks on a

Combat comments anger

Dear Editor:

I have never been so outraged as
I was upon reading Mr. Collins’
remarks on women in combat.

The fact that women do not
murder, rape, rob banks, or, for
that matter, write prehistoric
commentaries, is not because of a
lack of physical or psychological
strength. It is, in fact, because of
strong psychological restraint and
morals against such primitive acts
as fighting, stealing and boxing.

Furthermore, the comment re-

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ferring to homosexual women as
dykes is beyond reprimand. I am
not homosexual, but I am a
woman. I am well educated and
support freedom of speech and
respect the fact that Mr. Collins
has the right to state his opinions.

I do, however, hope that the
readers have the civilized wit about
them to realize the stupidity and
ignorance in Mr. Collins’ remarks.

Gillian Wark
North Vancouver

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