I'm also really bothered by the cultures that treat women as property - or worse. E.g. the African cultures that practice ritual mutilation (clitorectomies) - so not only do ya gotta do it, you can't enjoy it.
-Ben > -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:56 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Not getting any (RE: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0)) > > > This reminds of the 20/20 (I think it was 20/20, the one w/ Barbara > Walters) special on the women of Saudi Arabia last week. They were > asking about the whole 'stoning' thing. I have to admit - I was > sickened. They said, essentially "Oh, its VERY hard to be caught > cheating on your husband, and you must be caught by two > people, not just > one, so this is very rare." > > Um... so, your saying women are very rarely stoned to death > for cheating > on their husbands. > > Gee, that's wonderful, I'm sure those few women don't really mind. > > You know - I believe that we should be respectful of other people's > cultures, but at some point, there is right and wrong. Stoning someone > to death for infidelity is just plain sick. I can understand them not > wanting women to drive. (Err, by 'understand' I mean, I can live with > it. I think it's bad, of course, but it's nowhere near the stoning.) > > -rc > > > > > > Your assuming that women in the middle east (at least in most > > Muslim cultures) have the right to refuse. The rights of > > women are very restricted even in such places as Saudi > > Arabia. A woman can be arrested for just driving a car (as > > was seen during the gulf war when a number of women tried it > > in protest). > > > > At 11:33 AM 4/2/02, you wrote: > > >Hey! > > >What we need for peace is a Middle East version of Lysistrata - > > >the women say "until we get peace, you're not getting any" !! > > >-Ben > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:13 AM > > >> To: CF-Community > > >> Subject: Re: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0) > > >> > > >> > > >> Another example of terrorism: > > >> > > >> British suffragists early last century. > > >> > > >> (Just finished reading a book on this subject - they were > > >> some SCARY women!) > > >> > > >> Jerry Johnson > > >> > > >> > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
