Re: [B7L] Deliverance

jan b, Fiona:

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derisive/patronising asides would you get between her and Cally? I hope Jenna would behave as Avon has. This is a power thing, not a gender thing.

Now hang *on!* You can't separate power from gender, a point which I recall has been made by Neil, Una, Alison and myself among *many* others on this list.

And of course we all know that many people saying something makes it true :)

Gender is fairly straightforward; power is a complex combination of lots of factors. Gender can be one of those factors, but it doesn't have to be the defining one. Treating it as the defining factor every time there's a power imbalance between a male and a female doesn't combat sexism; it promotes it.

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