Afghanistan passes law allowing husbands to effectively starve their wives into sex

Aug 16, 2009 22:02


Row over Afghan wife-starving law

By Sarah Rainsford
BBC News
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afghanistan, womens rights, law

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ateenwriter August 16 2009, 21:56:05 UTC

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iluvhistory August 16 2009, 23:57:16 UTC
The Tudors! I never watched past the first season even though it's one of my favourite time periods :c Katherine's life was just too tragic and the lack of sympathy for her in the series made me stop watching.

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ateenwriter August 16 2009, 23:58:20 UTC
Awww
We the actress they chose was fantastic. I love her.
Although the series isn't really historically accurate I still love the cast they picked

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boyracer1211 August 16 2009, 22:04:13 UTC
I really wish NATO would step up over this. I don't know about anyone else whose country has troops fighting in Afghanistan right now, but I sure as hell don't believe that my troops fought and died for this. Did the Taliban have to go? Yes. But this law just proves that things are no better than they were and they aren't going to improve. I don't know if the common citizen supports this law and I won't pretend to, but it makes me sick knowing that NATO backed Karzai into office and this is what he does with the opportunity.

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cpip August 16 2009, 22:16:25 UTC
This.

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boobearbeth August 17 2009, 09:51:14 UTC
I have two friends in Afghanistan, and even they have no clue WTF they're "really" doing over there.

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boyracer1211 August 17 2009, 12:09:02 UTC
I'm sure many troops feel like they're helping people on the ground, but what good does that do when their own government comes up with garbage like this? They're just going to turn back into some Taliban-like hellhole.

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lady_deirdre August 16 2009, 22:04:38 UTC
That is so fucked up.

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danceprincess20 August 16 2009, 22:05:22 UTC
I can't believe how little coverage this has gotten (unless I've just missed it).

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ididthatonce August 16 2009, 22:06:49 UTC
It just completely blows my mind that someone could consider this ACCEPTABLE in any way, shape, or form. Ever hear of bodily autonomy? Or, even better, HUMAN RIGHTS?


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bombazzinedoll August 16 2009, 22:10:40 UTC
but women are subhuman remember so they don't count, and men are entitled to sex whenever they want and all

*headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk*

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ididthatonce August 16 2009, 22:41:39 UTC
Mmhmm. Because being born with a vagina magically makes you unable to perform basic tasks, and you NEED teh menz to take care of you.

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