Under New Law, France Would No Longer Be Sexual Playground of Men Like Dominique Strauss-Kahn

[JDPriestly]

16. The point is not to punish women for having sex.

The point is to punish the men who view women as objects to be bought and sold and exploited for sex.

The law would not punish men for having sex in relationships that are not exploitative.

This approach would work in the US, but I don't know that it will work with the older generation in France.

On the other hand, the younger generation in France may, like our own younger generation, view male/female roles as more equal and welcome this law.

The attitudes that lead to the exploitation of women are most prevalent among men over 50 in my view, but that is just my impression and not based on some scientific evidence. There really isn't much you can do about this other than educate younger people to understand how much women are capable of, how much we are really worth.