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In reply to the discussion: Andrea Dworkin NEVER said "all sex is rape" [View all]Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)Who got the right to vote first? Men or women? When the slaves were freed in 1865, the men immediately got the right to vote, whereas the women had to wait until 1920, 55 years later.
I would argue that women have existed in a state of slavery far longer than African-Americans. In fact, in today's world, the majority of slaves that still exist are women, used in the sex trade.
Such slaves can be found in THIS country, and you don't find the our government using every resource at its disposal to put an end to it.
In fact, it has been argued that the U.S. government has tacitly looked the other way about slavery going on in its own territories:
http://www.alternet.org/story/13140/part_iv%3A_delay%27s_unregulated_pacific_%22paradise%22
Sex slavery is a "back-burner" issue, so I believe my comparison is apt.
Your mileage may vary.