[HitmanLV]

"When he started talking about innate differences in aptitude between men and women, I just couldn't breathe." - Nancy Hopkins

What I could never really fathom is how a lot of women who consider themselves strong feminsists (like Nancy over here, of people I have encountered in my life), and yet wilt and recoil as a response to just a few spoken words.

I recall that another progressive woman at the Larry Summers event talked about how she 'literally' got sick to her stomach. Wow, that's one tough woman, I'd say!

You've come a long way, baby.

[TimeLord]

You have it exactly right. Whatever happened to Helen Reddy's feminist anthem: "I am woman, hear me roar....I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman!"
The reaction of the female MIT professor disproves this, and goes a long way in reinforcing the stereotype of the hysterical, overly emotional female who swoons at the drop of a hat, like they did in those old movies.

[goodnesswins]

LOL.....I remember "Sticks and Stones will Break my Bones, but Words will NEVER hurt me.." As a young girl my mother taught me that.....and I took it to heart and MIND! SHEESH....Academia is full of WIMPY WOMEN!

[Diva Betsy Ross]

You don't get it.

It is an act - to pretend that what has been said is so disgusting it has turned the person's stomach - thus no polite person would think it polite to discuss the topic - and thus no discussion.

It is done for the purely passive aggressive reason that the person cannot support a rational discussion of the topic, so they throw the smoke screen of the irrational response.

Diva's Husband