When are people going to remember the woman is not the one on trial in those situations? The man either attacked and raped the woman or he didn't. It doesn't matter if she was wearing a bikini or traditional Muslim garb. Saying any different is saying it's okay to rape women in certain circumstances.
Sometimes I feel some hope, like when I look around and see some young women who have it together and haven't bought into some sort of stereotype about roles in society. Then I see all the others who are starving themselves to death because they don't like who they are. Isn't that the biggest indication that something wrong with the way we treat women in our society? So many of them don't like who they are. Where did they get the idea that there was anything wrong with them?
Sure, sometimes it can be blamed on the parents for being emotionally or physically abusive, but a lot of the time it comes from whatever impression the young person has formed about what a women should be based on what she hears and sees in the media and from her peers. Augmented models with perfect waists, breasts, and buttocks who have no relationship to reality or gravity are not role models guaranteed to help someone establish their own self esteem.
Did you know 1976 was the United Nations International Year of the Women? Do you know or remember what the motto for that year was? It was a simple question “Why Not?” The way things are going these days, I'm afraid it needs to be amended to “When?”
Instead of things getting better for women the world over, they are getting worse in country after country. It doesn't matter whether it's the so-called developed or undeveloped world, women are still second or lower class citizens.
Article comments
1 - Nancy
Depressing & infuriating in the extreme. How can this be fought? As you point out, the MSM as well as governments are the main culprits by using such attitudes to sell their output.
2 - A Concerned Citizen
Why would a woman refuse a caesarean section? Because of the dangers?
3 - Nancy
No clue, here.
4 - Maurice
Wow. My wife would be so pissed at this article! My wife is a strong women that needs no help from anyone. Especially not from social programs from the government.
She would be outraged that her advancement in the world (as measured by you) is determined by government baby sitting programs.
You are out of touch, buddy.