Deborah Harrell wrote: > This is a disturbing article (with some graphic > description) about gender selection in Asia:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3990133/ Have you read Elizabeth Bumiller's "May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons" ? The methods of female infanticide mentioned by her are rather disturbing too. About the article above, this ridiculous preference for boys is now visible in the male/female ratio, at least in my home state Haryana. We seem to have ~ 786 women for every 1000 men. There is a shortage of suitable brides[remember, we are talking about a patriarchal society where the marriages are arranged with due consideration to caste and economic status...well, horoscopes too, but that isn't really relevant] and demands for the same have become a normal feature in local politics [" Find me a good girl to marry and you can have my vote"]. A lot of men are now forced to 'buy' brides from neighbouring states and countries and then they try to pretend that the Tibetan girl minding the stove is actually a Harayanvi jat girl from a neighbouring village.... One of these days, one of these idiots might actually figure out that they need the girls, even if just to ensure the next generation of boys...but I am not holding my breath. Ritu _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
