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Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:41 am
by fourpawsonthefloor

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:38 am
by Ult_Sm86
Well...


that's my next article in the paper.

Shit. That's all i can say. Shit.

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:22 am
by steyn
Oh my words, that's just so.....stupid.

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:54 pm
by fourpawsonthefloor
I just can't imagine what extra abuse is going to be at issue under this - I mean, things were already bad enough for women there. The thing for me is that I'm not sure where/what that I can do about this other than make more people aware of it.

It's horrifying. The problem isn't just that it's legal - the fact that it's legal also normalises behaviour that isn't acceptable. For example one man may have raped his wife before and hoped to get away with it. Now a man that may not have engaged in that behaviour sees that it's legal and thinks 'legal = ok to do' and does it.

I simply don't have words.

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:23 pm
by Angelique
And as if it weren't bad enough, the only reason Karzai's passed this is pre-election politics. Apparently, he values the voters who think marital rape and other ways of oppressing women is acceptable, and will put the lives and well-being of other voters on the line just to get those votes.

It's cynical, it's exploitative, and it sends his credibility completely down the toilet. He's not a guy who wants freedom for Afghanistan. He's just a politician, and worse. He's a politician who doesn't care about half his country's population.

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:38 pm
by Ult_Sm86
He's an unethical mother fucker with no intent to better humanity, is how it sounds.

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:43 pm
by Bamfing_Bob
hear here

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:42 pm
by LIV4TheObsession
I'm shocked at how little problems they had passing this. He really don't care how many people he has to hurt as long as he gets the votes he needs. And quite frankly, he doesn't deserve them.

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:11 pm
by Entropy
this is horrendous. it makes me shiver in disgust.

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:26 am
by Elwing
Wow. And I thought there was nothing left they could do there that could amaze me.

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:59 pm
by Entropy
at least they aren't talking about female circumcision. that is even more of an atrocity.

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:11 pm
by Ult_Sm86
It's not being spoken of.... but it's still going on. It's always going on in the middle east.

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:34 am
by tears~fall~like~glass
Just came across this and thought I'd post it... Afghanistan to review the law

Watch women's rights go down the crapper in Afghanistan

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:28 am
by Entropy
and in parts of africa.