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>> "HYPE eZine -- Special Edition" <<
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by -> Craig Martin
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-- H Y P E --
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*** Special Edition ***
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So soon? Yes, we're back with a burning issue.
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Contents:
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1. Girls Vs Boys
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2. Your Letters
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---------- Special Report: Girls Vs Boys ----------------------------
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We look into the deepening problem of declining boy education standards.
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Once again, last years exam results clearly indicate that girls are
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outperforming boys by an even larger margin than 1996. However, not much
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seems to be done about it by government. Instead, some people, women in
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particular, think it's a dilemma to laugh at: "I always said girls were
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better than boys! Now it's the boys' turn to suffer. It's their entire
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fault. We're the best; they're just stupid. I have GIRL POWER."
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Pardon me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the idea of women's liberation was to
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make sure everybody had the same rights and opportunities, regardless of
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sex? It has become acceptable to disrespect males, while if any man were
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court saying, "Women are stupid" there would be uproar. Still, even more
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worrying is the age that boys are being subjected to such sexism. Boys as
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young as eight have been reported to saying things like: "It's no-good mum,
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I can't beat the girls. They're just better than us." Hang on a second,
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wasn't it the other-way-round 30 years ago? Weren't girls portrayed as the
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inferior sex? This demoralisation of boys' esteem has, and there's evidence
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to show it, made boys under perform.
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Is this an acceptable situation? Is it the women's chance to get their own
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back on males? I fear that this is the attitude taken by many women. It
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looks as-if the "equal" analogy has been temporally forgotten. Today's girls
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are being bought up with anti-male opinions - mothers (and fathers) will
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support their daughter with comments such as "Don't worry love, you'll beat
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those silly boys easily". "Girl Power" has become predominant lately, with
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role models of many young girls, like the Spice Girls, continually promoting
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Girl Power and "we're better than stupid boys" opinions.
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The anger of many women (even some that have never been victim to sexism) is
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being taken out on today's young males. I find this totally unacceptable,
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and this view would never have occurred the other way round. Males are
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scared to speak out against women, because more often than not they'll get a
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sexist badge plastered on their head - even if the issue was not sex related
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at all. But, as yet, a girl can freely speak about beating and being
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superior to boys thus gaining respect from fellow pro-female anti-male
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supporters.
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Has the pendulum swung too far? Or maybe that now generally girls aren't
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suppressed, they have been able to show their true selves, and are, indeed,
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better than boys. Has the race to ensure that the school curriculum is
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balanced and unfavouring gone too far in one direction? Certainly, I find,
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and know many other boys do, that the books on the English syllabus are
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almost definitely ones that suit girls better.
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In all, there is no true answer to why this imbalance is transpiring. It
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could be a bit of all the factors. Without doubt, the issue is still going
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to with us in the new millennium, and government and society will have to
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face it promptly when boys (especially younger age groups) standards decline
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yet further. Girl Power attitudes may become a thing of the past, and just
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as unacceptable as Boy Power attitudes. The real danger lies with not the
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older generations of males who can stand up for themselves, it is the new
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generations of under 10's who gain their entire wisdom of morals and society
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within that time - if they are made to feel inferior to girls at an early
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age, it will stick with them throughout their entire adult life. This should
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be avoided at all costs.
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By Craig Martin - Hype eZine Editor
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---------- Your Letters: Hanson Absurd? ----------------------------
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Dear Hype eZine,
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I was recently disgusted to read such absurd comments regarding Hanson in
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the last issue. I was positively disgusted.
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Hanson have a huge amount of talent, and it's quite clear to me which sex
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they are. I feel that your comments were unneeded and thoughtless. I'm
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sure you would be insulted if you were referred to as needing a sex-change
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operation. Once you are rich and famous, I will respect your opinion. From
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now on I don't wish to read "Hype", so I'd be grateful if you could remove
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me from your mailing list.
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Regards,
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Hanson Fan, USA (received via email).
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Hype replies:
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A touchy topic for you was it Mr, Mrs or Miss Hanson Fan? Yes, why did you
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go nameless? Was that a vain attempt to hide the fact to your friends that
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you are a Hanson fan? I can see how that would bring considerable shame on
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you. Obviously, the sex-change issue is something close to your heart;
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don't worry, your secret is safe with me. I haven't had any more complaints
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about that. Maybe other people got the joke. Your email address will be
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removed from the mailing list after this issue. Then, after you've buggered
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off we can continue to slag Hanson off as much as we like. Goodbye dear!
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Distribution: 70 email, 30 printed sheet (school). 100!
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Have a strong opinion on any topic covered in this issue? Want to raise
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another issue? Have a suggestion for another special report you would like
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to see? Let us know here at Hype:
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hype@btinternet.com
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(c) 1998 Hype eZine. If you wished to be removed from the Hype eZine
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subscriber list, please request that in a reply to this email. If you wish
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to be added to the regular mailing list, please email us and request that.
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There are placements available to permanent writers' and contributors --
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applications should be sent to the Hype email address.
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Editor: Craig Martin (craig.m@btinternet.com)
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Co-writer: James Matheson (james.m@btinternet.com)
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Distribution Assistance: Richard Phillips
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Pre-press check: D.A.Bryant
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As you can see, we are growing and still looking for more team-mates.
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Corporate advertising slots are being made available, please contact us if
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you wish to advertise. A website is under development and professionally
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printed quarterly issues should be available in 2 months. Thank you for
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your continued support!
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* (c) HoE publications. HoE #210 -- written by Craig Martin -- 3/13/98 *
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