Posted October 21, 2014
HijacK: I'm sorry, but you're comparing a third world country in which Social Darwinism is almost law to a first world country. Do you really want me to even begin tell you how stupid that is? It delves into other issues way over more complicated, and I believe you are speaking only of the violence against women there, while I don't think you have any slight idea about the history, culture and pretty much influences Afghanistan had upon itself. Do you want me to make this a religious debate? Or are you unaware that many of Afghanistan's issues are also related to religion?
Mere examples should not paint an entire issue in one color. If you think women are the only ones that are mistreated, I'll stop here. This is a subject in which I delved too many times to be interesting anymore.
What does that have anything to do with the clear bias towards a gender? Racism is a whole different issues. Conservative? Don't know. Haven't traveled much around here.
You really don't read too well, I never said women were the only ones mistreated. I just asked for evidence to support your claim, son. Allow me to quote myself: Mere examples should not paint an entire issue in one color. If you think women are the only ones that are mistreated, I'll stop here. This is a subject in which I delved too many times to be interesting anymore.
What does that have anything to do with the clear bias towards a gender? Racism is a whole different issues. Conservative? Don't know. Haven't traveled much around here.
Ragnarblackmane: 2.Where are you getting these statistics on abuse? Please provide evidence bud, and show me several sources, from various political spectrums.
3. NO domestic violence should be tolerated, just to be clear.
4." This is not to say I don't agree with what you have said. If anything, the example I provided reinforces what you have said." Are you now turning around what I said to imply that women have higher status and more rights than men? Here's an easy example from the US involving pay discrimination based on gender:
Three independent sources, including one government one, which usually doesn't have a pro-female bias at all:
http://billmoyers.com/content/facts-figures-women-and-pay-inequality/
http://www.clearskybusiness.co.uk/equal-pay-rogue-firms-come-clean/
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08799.pdf
2.The fact that there's even a debate about this means they're not equal. Just as racism, homophobia, and other discrimination exists.
To be clear: I do not like people like Anita Sarkeesian who obfuscate how empowering actual feminism can be for all genders, but I also find it disturbing how much violence is directed towards her and others like her simply for speaking opinions that,while flawed, are still coming from a position that I can understand.
" What does that have anything to do with the clear bias towards a gender? Racism is a whole different issues. Conservative? Don't know. Haven't traveled much around here."A whooooooooooooole lot, if you don't realize that racism, sexism, and conservatism are all roots of the same problem, then we're not really going to be able to discuss this further.3. NO domestic violence should be tolerated, just to be clear.
4." This is not to say I don't agree with what you have said. If anything, the example I provided reinforces what you have said." Are you now turning around what I said to imply that women have higher status and more rights than men? Here's an easy example from the US involving pay discrimination based on gender:
Three independent sources, including one government one, which usually doesn't have a pro-female bias at all:
http://billmoyers.com/content/facts-figures-women-and-pay-inequality/
http://www.clearskybusiness.co.uk/equal-pay-rogue-firms-come-clean/
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08799.pdf
2.The fact that there's even a debate about this means they're not equal. Just as racism, homophobia, and other discrimination exists.
To be clear: I do not like people like Anita Sarkeesian who obfuscate how empowering actual feminism can be for all genders, but I also find it disturbing how much violence is directed towards her and others like her simply for speaking opinions that,while flawed, are still coming from a position that I can understand.