Nancy2 > wrote in news:2c159013-98ef-47bb-b471-
:

> Callypigian? As in proportions of Venus? And that isn't sexist?
> Give me a break.

No, recognizing that she is a woman is hardly sexist. Saying she is
incapable of doing X, Y or Z BECAUSE she is a woman IS sexist.
Suggesting that men are superior to women IS sexist. And I didn't say
anything of the sort. But you did.

Maybe I'm just old school when the word "sexist" actually meant something
specific (belief in the inferiority of women based solely on their sex),
not just attacked everything.

We were discussing pulchritude at one point in this thread. Nothing
sexist in discussing standards of pulchritude as they vary from person to
person. Callipygian (from the Gr. kallipygos, meaning "having
beautifully shaped buttocks") proportions are within the pervue of
pulchritude. Are the statues of the Venuses sexist? According to your
reaction, I guess they are. Let those Ancient sculptor beware!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Kallipygos

Which reminds me of the joke about the fellow who was arrested and taken
to court for having a still in his backyard. He pleaded innocent, so
when the time came for cross-examination, the Crown attorney put the
question to him:

"Do you expect us to believe, sir, that you were not manufacturing
alcohol in light of the fact that the equipment to manufacture alcohol
was found on your property?"

The young man turned to the judge: "Your lordship, you might as well
charge me with rape as well".

The judge asked: "Why? Is there anything you want to confess?"

The young man replied: "No, your lordship, but I sure as hell have the
equipment for that too!"

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I have nothing against God.
It's his fan club I can't stand.

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