-Caveat Lector- -Caveat Lector->>What the hell is WRONG with this woman? Why is she having sex with someone who she's afraid would beat her -- for ANY reason?>> It may be necessary to spend time in 3rd world cultures to understand the societal perspective. About 10 years ago I spent some time in such a country. Some brave female activists from the US had come down and were attempting to change the consciousness and conditions of the local women. They were setting up clinics, day care, education, that type of thing. The reproductive education was offered on the country's only radio station. I was shocked - the information was presented on a very basic 6th grade level. *Ladies, let's talk about our bodies* and they would start at ground 0 - ovaries, uterus, little sperms swimming, etc. When they came to the self-esteem part I cried when I realized the perspective - "Ladies, now you are going to receive some modern information. No one has the right to beat you. You own your body and don't have to let your man hit you..." It was going to be a very long haul. The county that I live in within the US has a higher teenage unmarried pregnancy rate than Harlem. The local hospital routinely delivers a dozen 12-year old girls a year. From personal experience I can tell you that 50% of these girls were impregnated by a male family member, and by force. The little women's shelter is always full. The local men won't use condoms, either. There isn't even a health dept. to run HIV tests. The other 40 counties that surround me are the same. Convincing a local woman with no education, no skills, no vehicle, no money and no place to go with four kids that she needs to leave the man who beats her is a long haul here, too, and lots of your tax dollars are spent trying to do just that. Perspective..... Gail DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
