Re: Women and the road

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

Right on, Dee!!  As a member of the other group (the old farts),  I
couldn't make a better response.


At 03:47 PM 5/29/99 -0400, DOUBLDz@aol.com wrote:
>First of all, I took the liberty of cleaning up your quote Bill, because I 
>don't think anyone wants to see all that HTML again... 
>
><<one of the reasons that we (the audi enthusiasts) dont feel that women (or 
>elderly) are good drivers is because they dont take as much pleasure in 
>driving as we do. For them, and other distracted drivers, the drive is an 
>inconvience, not a joy."
>
>just my .02 
>
>Bill Serencsits-Wls11@scasd.k12.pa.us
>1981 4k 5+5 192k -my baby>>
>
>I guess I wasn't here when you were elected spokesperson for all Audi 
>enthusiasts. This is almost too absurd to respond to but since I have nothing 
>better to do and since I don't see any other female listers piping up, I'll 
>take this on, why not? 
>
>Here's my problem with what you and some other listers wrote on this subject. 
>As soon as you lump groups of people together, you immediately and 
>automatically do a disservice to at least some members of that group. Whether 
>it be women, Seniors, young drivers or members of different races. 
>
>Sure, it's your opinion and you're entitled to it. But, whether you preface 
>the sentence with "only my opinion" or follow it with "not a flame," know 
>that you've made an inflammatory remark and be prepared for the consequences.
>
>Dee
>95A6q pearl