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In reply to the discussion: Since anyone with a penis is a potential rapist there is only but one (or two) answers: [View all]antigone382
(3,682 posts)74. Yes, the reality of women's status in the world is excruciatingly painful.
In fact, I'd say "pain" is strangling your own newborn daughter, because as a woman you believe this is a better fate for her than growing up in a situation of constant oppression, abuse, slavery, and the potential for murder after marriage.
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Since anyone with a penis is a potential rapist there is only but one (or two) answers: [View all]
Whovian
Dec 2012
OP
Women, religions, races... there is oppression far too often but inroads have been made.
Whovian
Dec 2012
#111
It comes from the book Global Woman. I don't have the specific page number handy.
antigone382
Dec 2012
#15
Considering that India and China together has a large part of the population of the world
KitSileya
Dec 2012
#46
I posted a link to a thread I made the other day in an edit to the previous response.
antigone382
Dec 2012
#29
History is more than merely one thing, regardless of what bumper-stickers may say.
LanternWaste
Dec 2012
#64
If you like history, you should be able to quickly research such things yourself. India is
Zorra
Dec 2012
#38
Well the links I provided did offer some history. I didn't expect to have to spell it out.
antigone382
Dec 2012
#73
Shocking! But you do, of course, realize that no example that you post will ever be good enough, no
Zorra
Dec 2012
#72
One of the most common themes in Western art is the "rape of the Sabine women."
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#136
Guess what? *I* can't tell when someone has the intention of trying to mug me...
a geek named Bob
Dec 2012
#39
"There's a lot of implication that men NEED to take special courses." Well, Bob, if the
retread
Dec 2012
#57
gollygee, I learned a long time ago to NOT count on other people for protection...
a geek named Bob
Dec 2012
#127
THank you for the compliment! I will keep in my list of happy thoughts.
a geek named Bob
Dec 2012
#109
I imagine the person who allows only one (or two) solutions to any given problem is either
LanternWaste
Dec 2012
#68