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Behind the Aegis

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5. I didn't say it, which is why you successfully defeated your own strawman.

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 03:23 AM

Oct 2015

Congrats.

Whether you are aware or not, I can guess which, there are those in the West who do consider women "dishonored" despite being a victim of rape or sexual assault. While they may not take it to the extremes other groups do, nor is it a mainstream cultural phenomena, it is as disgusting, dehumanizing, demeaning, and sometimes deadly, nonetheless.

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This is just tragic on so many levels. Behind the Aegis Oct 2015 #1

If I am not much mistaken, Jewish faith is very pragmatic in extreme situations. KitSileya Oct 2015 #2

That is true. Behind the Aegis Oct 2015 #3

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I didn't say it, which is why you successfully defeated your own strawman. Behind the Aegis Oct 2015 #5

Took the words right out of my mouth. LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #6

how damned generous of them. pansypoo53219 Oct 2015 #7

that was my first thought too... Javaman Oct 2015 #9

That's nice. Quantess Oct 2015 #8

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I find that fascinating. Brickbat Oct 2015 #11

While it's sad that that it takes something like this mythology Oct 2015 #12