dear mike catano, you know how much i love you but, being blunt, and when am i not, i have to say that in this particular case i think you're full of shit.
it's not news to anyone including tara and me that using a term like "frat boy" is a simplifying generalization. and prejudiced to boot. and a stereotype. but saying that it is the *same* kind of marginalizing move as calling women "bitches" is just ridiculous. first of all, "frat boy" as a term describing a person with a certain mentality refers to a *voluntarily chosen ideology* rather than a biological or racial differentiation or a sexual orientation. so you'll forgive me if i dismiss your remarks out of hand, but it's hardly a radical suggestion to point out that *voluntarily chosen ideologies* and *patriarchal structures* such as the frats have in the past and continue to *legitimate* and *nurture* sexist attitudes like the trash that thruster disseminate. (i use that verb advisedly.) complaints against the institutions of patriarchy are not reverse discrimination. unless you believe rush limbaugh. *do* you believe rush limbaugh? james
