Point Five:
Point Five is a corrected, adapted version of what was originally Point Ten and read as follows:
10. We want equality for women. Machismo must be revolutionary... not oppressive. Under capitalism, our women have been oppressed by both the society and our own men. The doctrine of machismo has been used by our men to take out their frustrations against their wives, sisters, mothers, and children. Our men must support their women in their fight for economic and social equality, and must recognize that our women are equals in every way within the revolutionary ranks. Forward, Sisters, In The Struggle!
The women involved with the Young Lords Party felt that the emphasis on "machismo" was contradictory to the stuggle against oppression. The reason for the change is discussed on palante.org:
"The women of the organization challenged Point #10 that said, 'Machismo must be revolutionary and not oppressive.' They believed that it was contradictory to say that machismo could be revolutionary. They asked, 'Can racism be revolutionary and not oppressive?' No, because both machismo and racism are reactionary and oppressive ideologies." (http://www.palante.org/YLPProg.html)