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“I took advantage of you sexually. Here, have some money.” Because THAT isn’t going to make her feel like a cheap whore AT ALL.... Money doesn’t magically make what he did any better. I also don’t think a bit of jail time (or a lot of Jail time) will make a difference either. The only true punishment is for the…
Perhaps money and culturally acceptable practices were involved - perhaps the couple couldn’t afford the transport fees for both of them? It’s not culturally appropriate for a woman to be accompanied by an unrelated male, so sending friends wouldn’t be allowed at all. But yes, I’m shocked she went alone without the…
It used to be common practice in areas of India for a wife to burn herself alive (or be burned forcibly) on her husband’s funeral pyre.... So burning people alive is apparently culturally acceptable in Hindu nations... No idea about Islamic nations... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sati_(pra…
Which makes it even worse! If she knew they’d kill her, why did she go back?
Well, I’d like to say ‘compared to the middle ages were they thought the world was flat and burned women as witches for no good reason, then excommunicated scientists for daring to question the word of ‘God’’, but that shit is STILL happening, so I’ll settle for saying that by ‘Progressive’ and ‘Enlightened’, I mean…
We live in a world where women are burned alive for marrying someone of her own choosing, and we wonder how these places can be so unenlightened, then we have these stories from America, the ‘Land of the Free’, where ‘Freedom’ is apparently HOT SHIT. Unless you happen to be Gay or have a skin shade darker than milky…
I cannot even express in words how angry these stories make me. Not just the ‘Honour killing’ horror, but the DUPLICITY! It’s so calculated it terrifies me. I can’t believe that in a world as (comparatively) progressive and enlightened as ours, this shit is STILL happening. That poor woman! I can’t imagine how she…
Which is the point - as a society, such behaviours should never even come into our heads - even when impaired. But we can’t ignore the fact that when a person makes a choice to put themselves at risk - whether it’s tightrope walking the grand canyon, a solo sky dive, surfing in 100ft waves, taking drugs or drinking so…
Ultimately, if you choose to partake of substances that significantly alter your ability to function at a higher cognitive level, you must take some responsibility for being in X situation at Y time with Z person(s). As a society we should be drilling respect for others (not just women, but ALL others) into a child’s…
Wow. I was blown away. She definitely needs voice coaching and exercises (there were a few places that needed a bit more power) but her raw talent was stunning! I really hope she gets the support she needs to have a life and career she will love!
GAH I know, right? It should be VIAL! Or PHIAL!
I bought LeFiance a FitBit and he loves it, but when I tried to wear it one night (he was demonstrating my heavily disturbed sleep patterns via his app) I found the heartbeat monitor that pokes out the bottom of the bezel REALLY hurt my wrist - it was so painful I had to take it off. If I were to wear a monitor like…
America, are you TRYING to make the rest of the world laugh at you? You realise this is the 21st Century, right, not the 13th... What’s next? A religious inquisition? Maybe some torture just so that confession is good and solid? Oh, wait....
It. was. sarcasm. *eyeroll*
Trump makes the UKIP look positively open-minded and rational... Hell the UK political system is a quagmire of corruption and nepotism and even we’re giving Trump the side-eye. ‘Murica, what is wrong with you?
Except the Victorians were HUGELY into Nipple piercings and body modifications. The Victorians looked prude on the outside but all sorts of shenanigans went on under all those ruffles. I kid you not.
I’m not sure skin colour and the use of the word Martyr are linked tbh. I think it’s context. If a Muslim person of ANY nationality used the word ‘Martyr’, there is context that links Islamic Extremist activists with ‘Martyrdom’, so I think their nationality is less relevant than the stereotyping that ‘identifies’ a…
Also, wasn’t there a story recently about a woman who was harassed by a fellow passenger and SHE was the one who was treated like shit? I can’t remember the details but she was either a Person of Colour or a Muslim in a Hijab. ARGH it makes me so mad to read shit like this!