Well, this is neither the time nor the place for this fascinating discussion.

I know that both men and women need to stop buying into the hype that the exploiters put forth. Women aren't Madonnas any more than men are beasts. Take away the cultural B.S. and you'd find that men and women aren't that far apart.

A study of some primitive societies where sexuality is as natural as breathing shows that both men and women share many of the instincts (drives?) that men in this society have usurped for themselves. It is also true that women have their share of the blame by going along with the Madonna hype instead of admitting the truth.

Movies about 'what women want' are entertaining to women because they're so far removed from reality they can laugh at themselves...and the stupid men who promote those fantasies. Maybe men could benefit by the same kind of movies about themselves. The movies would definitely point up the absurdities in our culture if well done.

Sandi Bowman