At 09:19 PM 2/25/98 GMT, Gary Kleppe wrote:

I agree with Richard on this one.

Frankly, IMO, there's been an underlying message throughout this whole
series telling us that femininity is good. Ranma's comment about men
having fuzz in their minds is only the most blatant example. There's
been nothing that I can think of so far to balance things by suggesting
that masculinity might have advantages of its own.

All I can say is to read the previous chapters.  Look at the section where
Ranma tells Kunou about her 'curse', and compare it to what is said here.
They are almost identical in overall meaning, though anger is the
overriding emotion in the latter (for reasons stated earlier).  Read the
context in which things are said, and what Ranma is trying to do.  And yes,
that includes the 'fuzz' comment.  

Remember: Ranma started all this with a deception.  She is still trying to
deceive everyone.  How trustworthy are those words in comparison to what
she really thinks?  

Gary Kleppe
http://www.execpc.com/~kleppe/comics

-- Nick
-wondering when subtlety became an impossibility in fanfic writing.