Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: when all our men are dead and gone (Tom Hammer)

[Monty Berman (mberman116]

I have either lost or didn't "get" what the initial post was trying to convey. 
In any event, I think that what Tom says below needed to be added to the 
discussion. Personally, I greatly value having the diversity in ages and 
genders. As one who is approaching my 8th decade and has been living in 
EcoVillage at Ithaca since its inception (our move-in date of 1996), I/we have 
been fortunate to have a good range of ages and there has, in my view, an often 
demonstrated appreciation for all of them. 
Speaking of "often," I have often been surprised at the extent to which the 
younger adults here have initiated care and concern for those on in their years.
monty Berman> Today's Topics:> > 1. Re: when all our men are dead and gone (Tom 
Hammer) >  > > Message: 1> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:37:08 -0500> From: Tom 
Hammer <thammer302 [at] yahoo.com>> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ when all our men are 
dead and gone> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> Cc: Tom Hammer <thammer302 
[at] yahoo.com>>  > > This post sounds like male-bashing to me, in spite of the 
smiley face, and I don't think it's appropriate for this list.> > How would it 
feel if the genders were reversed, or it were an  ethnicity or race instead of 
men whose lack were being celebrated? As  a male who does everything I possibly 
can to support women, I get very tired of all the male bashing jokes or 
references to males as > "testosterone driven", etc. We men are naturally 
sensitive, caring,  loving, committed to the environment, intelligent, and 
nurturing. > Those of us who are not have been taught by our culture to be 
otherwise.> > Personally, I want a cohousing community with diversity, and a 
lack of > men or women would start me on a path of recruiting more of that 
gender.> > Tom Hammer> Concord Ecovillage> Chester County, PA> > If you want 
peace, work for justice.