:: Idle Neurosis ::

:: Monday, November 18, 2002 ::

This makes me sick to my stomach. There was a viewpoint aritcle in the Daily Vidette today about it, and we also discussed it in my women, gender, and society class. the punishment and the manner in which it is carried it out is horrifying. read some of the people's comments. i dont agree with all of them, especially the overgeneralizatoins about the islamic religion, but many of them are worth considering. And the most recent controversy in the media is regarding the Miss World competition, which is to be held in Nigeria. Read about that here. Only five counrties are boycotting at the moment. But theres still time for them to join the race again. i guess the importance placed on beauty is not just a disease in the advanced economic society. And dont get me started on the pageant and its sole function as a money maker that reinforces the illogical beauty myth of 'skin and bones', which has been ingrained into the psyhe of young women everywere. But anyways, the equality between men and women in U.S. society is still quite unbalanced; i dont know if it will every be fully equal, but conditions have improved and we are continuing to break through this glass ceiling. Granted i have my own qualms with our goverment and society, but we are lucky to live in a place where we can change such things(relatively speaking, but thats another issue in itself). i can't imagine living in a country under such laws; laws that not only permit stoning, but will blame and arrest a woman because she was raped. if this were the case in the U.S., one out of every four women would be in prison right now. think about that.
stellar lady:: Anonymous 7:18 PM [+] ::
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