The upside of strict gender roles. Really.

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7. Woman. And survivor of abuse. I am not defending

misogyny - you can check my old posts I suppose if you want to see where I stand on fundy religion and how it's awful for women.

But there's two sides to it.

And yup, the most of the women I know who are still in the fundy religious community do maintain they are very happy. Some others have been HORRIBLY abused, much worse than I was. Though they never blame the religion that strips their equality (that would be unthinkable!). They blame their abusers for not following Allah's laws. Or, worse, they blame themselves for not being patient or obedient enough.

(Yeah. I know. Dont preach to me; I'm in the choir.)

In this kind of society if you don't conform, or are unlucky enough to have a bastard for a husband or father, you're helpless. For the other 90 percent of women, it's fulfilling.

Alex Potter loves living among Yemenis. But if she had been born a Yemeni girl, she might be a slave to her husband. And if he were a good guy she might be deliriously happy (well not right now because, Saudi war). And if he were a bad guy she might be dead.

It's very confusing, is all I am saying.