<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10>In a message dated 27/02/2008 00:02:51 GMT Standard Time, aiguy@comcast.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">>> There's a saying I like very much to use (and which I don't know who's<BR>
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That sounds like it's from the same guy who said, if you don't want raped<BR>
then don't dress like a whore!<BR>
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Or the other classic if she didn't want to be hit she shouldn't have nagged<BR>
me!<BR>
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In America that logic is known as blaming the victim and thankfully most<BR>
people here don't buy those arguments anymore!<BR>
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Unfortunately I feel the ever growing backlash against political correctness is resulting in views such as these becoming more popular. It seems the push to get back to the middle ground has gone a little too far over the line. In the same way that feminism has done (i'm sure someone will make me regret saying that! LOL).<BR>
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Alex</FONT> </HTML>