Fundamental Mormons seek recognition for polygamy

[malkin767]

By Jason Szep

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[mollyfurie]

Well I guess the Very First Thing is that female genital mutilation would NOT be an indication of a high or equal status for women. The intent of such procedures is to limit or eliminate the sexual feelings of women - to ensure their fidelity by robbing them of sexual urges as far as possible. If you - like so many in anthropology - argue that this custom is perfectly OK (and probably nobodys business), at least consider the increased risk to both mother and child in childbirth, and the fairly high death rate for the young girls on whom the operation is performed.

I suppose not haveng chattel status would be another - tho' I don't have any reason to believe that Maasai women are chattel in law. She would have to consent to a mate, rather than having him chose for her - and she would have the option of not marrying. She would have access to education, to earn money for herself, to support herself if need be. She would not be excluded from all lucrative or high status occupations - if a strict division of labor exists, women's occupations would be considered as honorable as men's. She would be able to own property in her own right, and have some say in her own defense if accused of a crime.

Now in all of this, she might not be technically equal, but she would have choices and the right to live a life of her own. It's a start.

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[kenosis]

So what would technically equal mean?

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[mollyfurie]

Well, that she might freely engage in any activity that a man would in her society (saving reproduction). And that her contibutions would be acknowledged and rewarded in the same amount. That is how we tend to define it in OUR tribe.