Re: Watch out

Ruby Rohrlich (rohrlich@GWIS2.CIRC.GWU.EDU)
Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:44:36 -0500

Yes you did misinterpret my message. And to get an answer to your
questions ask the person who initially used the term "watchdog" in his
message, obviously used to bait. I did n ot say it was a sexist term;
somebody else said that, but I did object to its application to me, and
so would you, if it were applied to you. Ruby Rohrlich

On Thu, 8 Feb 1996, hjmartin wrote:

>
>
> >Peter: My post of today indicates as much. It's interesting that the man
> >who used the "watchdog" notion did not turn his watchfulness to the
> >people who need watching. Ruby Rohrlich
> >
> >On Wed, 7 Feb 1996, Peter D. Junger wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> I must jump in.
>
> Exactly who, Ruby, needs to be watched? Exactly why do they need to be
> watched? After we watch, to whom do we report? What should we include in
> our reports?
>
> I do not think that I mis-interpreted Ruby's message but sincerely hope that
> I did.
>
> JMartin
>