Nobody expects the Swedish sex-scandal!

[zoram]

Sven Otto Littorin, member of the Swedish government until a few days ago, has resigned. At the press conference he stated that his reasons for quitting (6 weeks before the election) were an infected custody battle with his ex-wife, and pressure on his children by the media.

According to Aftonbladet, one of the biggest newspapers in Sweden, this

Comments

[zoram]

Yes, exactly.

[zoram]

Why is that surprising? In Sweden, prostitution is seen as a part of a larger pattern of sexual violence against women. Exchanging money is seen as a form of coercion.

[kohii_temple]

"In Sweden, prostitution is seen as a part of a larger pattern of sexual violence against women. Exchanging money is seen as a form of coercion."

Yes! Damn yes.

[zoram]

That's... quite a logical failure you have, there.

[zoram]

Especially the jump from "Sweden makes buying sex illegal" to "Sweden are backwards and don't think that women want sex" I mean wat.

[deborahkla]

"Since when do a majority of women 'choose' to be with 'reckless, uncaring men' with those traits in mind? Have you ever... met a woman

[deborahkla]

What am I saying about women and men choosing uncaring partners? I'll state it once more, let's hope you get it this time: when people choose the wrong partners--whether they're uncaring or unstable or not, it could simply be that they're the wrong partners--they do so because their desperate need to be in a relationship outweighs their common sense. And very often, that need also outweighs the fact that the persons in question aren't really ready for a commitment of any kind--otherwise they wouldn't have chosen the wrong partners--again, whether those partners are uncaring or unstable or just plain wrong for them