Letters to the Editor
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@Anonymous
I am an older woman and I don't even go to a male gynecologist if I can help it.
Well, good for you, sister! Because we all know that male gynecologists are all sexual predators masquerading as medical professionals. Fight the patriarchy! Perhaps you could lobby for legislation or licensing regulations banning males from practicing OB/GYN or choosing that as a concentration in medical school? Any male who expressed such a desire would be immediately designated an attempted sex offender by definition and could be dealt with appropriately by the authorities.
But not to worry--since virtually no males are entering the field of OB/GYN anymore, and nearly all the remaining male OB/GYNs are aging and were educated decades ago when women were greatly underrepresented in medical schools, soon there won't be any choice involved anyway, since there won't be any male OB/GYNs to choose from. You'll be able to breathe much easier then!
Alas, I'm sure that feminists will spin even that development in an anti-male way. Male OB/GYNs were a sign of patriarchal male domination and power imbalances, and creepy to boot since no woman could be sure that her doctor wasn't secretly desiring to sexually assault her. But now the utter lack of male OB/GYNs will be spun to show that male medical professionals are uncaring misogynists who have turned their backs on women and their health concerns. Mark my words--radfems can find a way to spin literally any development in an anti-male way!
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@leftychris
Gee, I had forgotten all about the shoe bomber! Silly me!
No, actually, I haven't forgotten about that. So, your lecture is a bit wasted, although I'm sure it felt good at the time.
You seem to be missing my point. Which is that, because ONE GUY had a bomb in his shoe, the rest of us having to take our shoes off isn't necessarily making us any safer. (You should read the last "Ask the Pilot" column in Salon. It summarizes very nicely the absurdity of the
so-called "security" regluations in airports.)
You also seem to be saying that questioning any of this means one is whining. I'm not sure why you would assume this, unless you just want an excuse to say things like "boo hoo" and "jeebus".
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@carolinadoll419
The Fourth Amendment protects US citizens from searches without a warrant
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. Screening passengers to prevent violence, bombings, or hijackings on an airliner while in flight can hardly be considered unreasonable, and courts have long agreed.
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Lefty Chris
So what about a trained martial artist or special forces troop?
They bring a lethal weapon onto an airplane each time they get onboard.
My chances or dieing from a terrorist attack are roughly the same as my getting Paris Hilton to have sex with me this Saturday Nite.
But oh yes--we MUST scare the daylights out of our citizenry so enuf of the dopes will vote against their own best interests each election.
I almost forgot....
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Now we're REALLY off-topic, but...
<<Because we all know that male gynecologists are all sexual predators masquerading as medical professionals.>>
No, some women are just uncomfortable exposing their private parts to a man they don't know. Is that a thought-crime? With an OB/GYN, you simply have to be comfortable with your doctor in order to get decent care.
I would never begrudge a man who's uncomfortable with a female urologist or proctologist. I'd think him a nitwit if he were to sacrifice personal comfort for political correctness in choosing a health care provider.
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To Shadow
As you pointed out yourself AKA Smith's remark was a question (with a question mark), not an endorsement.
On the topic of bras (what I am about to say is an observation not an endorsement), I have noticed that more and more of my female coworkers actually tape up or bandage their bosom securely in place, as they can't show cleavage with a uniform on anyways. To be totally honest men don't care much about female bosoms unless they are naked in front of us. (Then of course we like them a lot, though it is more because the women have shown us so much trust and confidence by bearing their breast, then in actually looking at naked breast).
But my letter is not condemnation of bras, any woman should be allowed to wear any sort of support that she likes, and I have heard from many women that wire bras give the most support (as opposed to tape and bandages that give the most).
On the topic of security, a topic I know a fare enough about, in security teams that I was a part of, we always kept a woman with us to do the frisking of women (as a rule, male servicemen were not suppose to ever touch women, unless there was overwhelming suspicion that a weapon was present. A male soldier (I am not a soldier) touching an Islamic woman is going to lose a lot of hearts and minds). Even in ship boardings, the US Navy would send a female serviceman with the boarding team just in case their might be a woman present on a suspected al-Qeada gun running ship.
Why is it that more women are not present at metal detecting check points in airports and in public buildings?
Though, I wonder if women would feel more or less uncomfortable being felt up by a woman, when their wire frame bra causes a metal detector to beep?
In any case the whole paranoia thing is getting a bit out of hand.
If this keeps up eventually we will get to mandatory body cavity searches for all. And I bet Shadow would love that.
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Female Urologists
When I got my Vasectomy (fairly recently) I had a young korean female MD do the job.
She was sooo gentle & did a great job!
When I need professional help of any sort, I could care less about gender--I only care about competency.
Grow up, my people!
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@ leftychris
What is the matter with you? Many women prefer female doctors because of modesty issues. Chances are the woman who posted that is old enough to be your mother and you're attacking her because she is modest?
I too prefer female doctor's for ongoing care because they seem to give you more time and be better listeners. I really miss the two older women (two sisters) who used to be my primary care doctors before I moved. I never felt so thoroughly examined or well-attended to.
Returning to the issue at hand, they need a female security officers if they are going to be asking women to disrobe and they need to provide privacy. Don't forget that the original article was about a federal courthouse and not an airline. They asked a woman to take off an intimate garment with male officers standing by observing. That is just not acceptable.