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Matariki

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14. Because seeing a woman talking on a cell phone "in public"

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 08:49 PM

Aug 2012

is so, so arousing. Oy.

There are few things that make me like the death penalty would be justified and this is definitely one of them. In fact the idea of shooting these assholes in the face has it's appeal. Maybe they can be rounded up and sent hunting with Dick Cheney.

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Women in India told to cover up or face acid attack [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 OP

Sigh LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #1

Closing in on 400 replies for pubic hair, but this is dropping with 2 LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #3

yup. threads of women's rights or civil rights drop like a stone. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #5

At least (so far) no one is making bad jokes about it.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #15

Burqa threads are usually blockbusters of righteous cultural relativists who believe shrouding women riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #18

There's a person on my FB friends list LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #23

There are even folks here on DU who make that argument riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #36

i think if someone agreed or tried to excuse it, it would get more replies JI7 Aug 2012 #20

This May Point to a Certain Level of Despair at Our Ability to Do Anything About It AndyTiedye Aug 2012 #24

Yeah, that is kinda pathetic, but what can you say about this besides "it totally sucks?" dogknob Aug 2012 #41

in many cases they kill their own mothers sisters, daughters in because of "honor" JI7 Aug 2012 #10

I don't know where to even begin. xmas74 Aug 2012 #48

Is it because of the year? siligut Aug 2012 #2

I'll go with the latter.. whathehell Aug 2012 #27

Great... kiva Aug 2012 #4

conversation heard on a bus, years and years ago... Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #6

I've met a few man #2 kiva Aug 2012 #19

Yeah, it's SO the women's fault for the men's uncontrollable woodies. WTF? HopeHoops Aug 2012 #7

Because seeing a woman talking on a cell phone "in public" Matariki Aug 2012 #14

What kind of punishment are men getting for these attacks? gollygee Aug 2012 #8

Religion is such a positive influence in the world. longship Aug 2012 #9

I think you can be a bit more specific, re: "religion." J/S. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #11

I stand by my post as I wrote it. nt longship Aug 2012 #12

Of course they could. whathehell Aug 2012 #29

An argument known and loved by atheists as: LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #30

They're being "oppressed" because, like most countries, one religion predominates? whathehell Aug 2012 #31

If there are so many liberal Christians.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #33

There are many liberal, or at least moderate Christians, and though I find their silence whathehell Aug 2012 #37

Being a liberal Christian these days . . . Brigid Aug 2012 #42

Liberal Christians could raise the same objections that atheists do to religious intrusion in govt.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #43

Actually, we are doing that. Brigid Aug 2012 #46

The Vatican is not the US government. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #47

I agree... whathehell Aug 2012 #49

True. It's almost as horribly unfair as lumping in LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #40

If you're being sarcastic, whathehell Aug 2012 #50

I should really learn to use the red sarcasm tag LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #56

You really should, at least until you sharpen your aim. whathehell Aug 2012 #58

We weren't talking about world religions LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #59

In my most recent posts I have been talking about world religions whathehell Aug 2012 #61

My assumption is the same as yours LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #67

It looks like a Pac-Man, lol. /nt reformist2 Aug 2012 #34

You complain people aren't talking about the issue in the OP Union Scribe Aug 2012 #62

My big complaint was that the thread dropped with 2 replies LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #66

Agreed, nt hifiguy Aug 2012 #22

I cry for humanity...we have nuclear technology but still believe in sky-fairies... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #32

The people you know may believe in "sky fairies" whathehell Aug 2012 #38

God is needed. RC Aug 2012 #39

Sure... whathehell Aug 2012 #51

Actually religion is used by the military to get people to go to war. RC Aug 2012 #63

Terrifying, isn't it? hifiguy Aug 2012 #44

Fascism at work. AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #13

this isn't fascism. It's garden variety misogyny cali Aug 2012 #28

If I were a woman in this part of the world RainDog Aug 2012 #16

Clearly they did not get the message from Seal Team 6. Dawson Leery Aug 2012 #17

they're doubling down shanti Aug 2012 #21

This isn't about culture, religion or conservatism. This is about enslaving women and it has to be Monk06 Aug 2012 #25

These are non-state actors. I doubt the Indian government approves and will probably prosecute. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #35

The Indian government is a strong defender of women and dalits (untouchables) since the Monk06 Aug 2012 #53

Well said! redqueen Aug 2012 #45

Oh, gosh. The simple basic things I would like to do to those pricks. aquart Aug 2012 #26

This, among many reasons, is why I absolutely hate religion. Alduin Aug 2012 #52

Of course, whathehell Aug 2012 #54

It's because of their religion that their making those claims. Alduin Aug 2012 #60

Its time for a few drone attacks in India on ArnoldLayne Aug 2012 #55

This is why religion sucks. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #57

Women in India attacked, Christianity condemned on DU. Union Scribe Aug 2012 #64

It�s a form of political terrorism frogmarch Aug 2012 #65