tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513917173933518575.post1638957872560237651..comments2020-02-25T08:04:19.268-08:00Comments on al dente: fe-male.brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11290175130595070196noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513917173933518575.post-60971839194154720642008-09-06T10:17:00.000-07:002008-09-06T10:17:00.000-07:00p.s. - A was a law clerk in the late 1960's to the...p.s. - A was a law clerk in the late 1960's to the first black federal judge, James B. Parsons, who was appointed by President Kennedy. Judge Parsons heard a lot of civil rights cases, many regarding gender discrimination. I remember, A told me he'd once told Judge Parsons that he found it hard to determine, sometimes, because of ingrained gender ideas, whether something was discriminatory or not. The judge had a simple rule: substitute any minority for "women" or "men", and the position would become transparent, e.g., "women make better nurses"...do Mexicans make better nurses? I thought it was a neat test, and I still apply it from time to time.<BR/><BR/>JudiemmapeelDallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045502725282481075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513917173933518575.post-72774573550426135852008-09-06T10:11:00.000-07:002008-09-06T10:11:00.000-07:00:)Oh, I am my own woman, and I do love reading Sim...:)<BR/><BR/>Oh, I am my own woman, and I do love reading Simone de Beauvoir. Or at least I loved reading her when I was 19. Are you reading The Second Sex? My favorite was actually The Prime of Life. Of course, she was writing in a much different context than now; she was Sartre's lover, after all, and times were so different. Although, if we aren't careful in November, they may be different in a way I can't imagine and certainly don't want.<BR/><BR/>JudiemmapeelDallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045502725282481075noreply@blogger.com