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Warpy

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2. Indian women traveling alone are assumed to be whores

Reply to 1983law (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 03:38 AM

Jan 2013

It's not that different here, just a difference in degree in the punishment women alone suffer. Here, it's verbal harassment on the street and unwanted grabass on public transit. There, it's rape and murder. The underlying attitude is exactly the same: men as human predators, women as dehumanized prey.

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Six Arrested in New India Bus Gang-Rape Case: Police [View all] Hissyspit Jan 2013 OP

WTF 1983law Jan 2013 #1

Indian women traveling alone are assumed to be whores Warpy Jan 2013 #2

and what do they mean by "whores" ? JI7 Jan 2013 #3

Apparently tolerated until recently. Seriously, there must be something going on w/males there. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #9

Nailed it. 1983law Jan 2013 #13

Putting an armed female policewoman on every bus would stop this shit real quick... Tx4obama Jan 2013 #4

I swear to God I'm not following your around... ;-) ReRe Jan 2013 #7

She'd just get killed. Open target season. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #10

where are the pictures of these guys? Skittles Jan 2013 #5

Copycat rape? Hope they all get life in prison. idwiyo Jan 2013 #6

Or maybe this method is just that common Kber Jan 2013 #8

I sincerely hope these rapists will rot in prison without any chance of getting out. Ever. idwiyo Jan 2013 #14

Rape is generally understood to be a crime of rage, s-cubed Jan 2013 #11

Another gang-rape? OhioChick Jan 2013 #12