Re: Prof. combats ignorance about Islam, women

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Andrew Wayne Austin wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> >What's your test for someone being or not being a feminist and/or
> >Marxist? Surely it's not so vulgar as whether the person in question
> >agrees with you or not. So what is it?
>
> How do you test to see whether somebody ascribes to neoclassical economics
> or if somebody is a racist or a sexist? Surely you don't suppose that
> you're the only one on this list (or in the world) who doesn't make
> judgments about what views people represent?

We all make distinctions. I wanted to hear what your criteria on
these particular matters are.

Doug