Afghanistan: woman's ears cut off by husband

[shenmue]

Senseless violence.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38826211

[jodymarie aimee]

1. Survivor of DV here

and this is my issue.

[whathehell]

2. "senseless violence"?... Violent, but not 'senseless'

It makes perfect sense in some of the more virulently misogynist corners of Islam -- About a year ago, an Afghan man murdered his wife because the child she'd just given birth to was female.

[ismnotwasm]

3. That's a direct result of patriarchy

Ugly and senseless with the goal of making women less than human