On gender and me being ethnocentric
This isn't LGBT related, but it does relate to gender roles, religion, and violence, so I thought I would share.
First, we see that a 75-year-old Saudi Arabian woman is to receive 40 lashes and four months in prison, for having the audacity to mingle "with two young men who were reportedly bringing her bread." Here's another story for the insufferable among us who whine about a story if it's from Fox News.
So that's bad...but I find the implications of this even more mortifying:
Apparently, 1 in 7 Brits are fucked in the head, as they think that men should be able to hit their wives or girlfriends if they wear “sexy or revealing clothes in public” or “nagging or constantly moaning at him." And those with the highest rates thinking this was ok? Those aged 25-39.
Hell in a hand basket, folks. And it isn't a stretch to think that if someone is willing to abuse their intimate partner, they might well be willing to commit a hate crime. If you can beat someone you "love," what's stopping you from doing it to a total stranger?
First, we see that a 75-year-old Saudi Arabian woman is to receive 40 lashes and four months in prison, for having the audacity to mingle "with two young men who were reportedly bringing her bread." Here's another story for the insufferable among us who whine about a story if it's from Fox News.
So that's bad...but I find the implications of this even more mortifying:
Apparently, 1 in 7 Brits are fucked in the head, as they think that men should be able to hit their wives or girlfriends if they wear “sexy or revealing clothes in public” or “nagging or constantly moaning at him." And those with the highest rates thinking this was ok? Those aged 25-39.
Hell in a hand basket, folks. And it isn't a stretch to think that if someone is willing to abuse their intimate partner, they might well be willing to commit a hate crime. If you can beat someone you "love," what's stopping you from doing it to a total stranger?