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AtLast · 04-10-2010, 03:19 PM

When I look at this, I am mindful of what may be culture-bound. However, the numbers of women joining forces worldwide to fight against these kinds of things is not lost on me. If they want change and are the one's subjected to this, I think their cause is something to support.

As much as I get pissed at how the US can be so cavilier about things that apply to other cultures, I am not casting a blind eye to social movements of those that are directly affected by these kinds of situations. That, to me, is simply keeping my head in the sand.

Further, when the hell is the US going to deal with illegal underage marriage (and rape) within religiously sanctioned groups? LDS offshoots are alive and well in the US! There are others.

04-10-2010, 03:19 PM	#15
AtLast Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Woman Preferred Pronoun?: HER - SHE Relationship Status: Relating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird Posts: 5,408 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,826 Thanked 10,826 Times in 3,199 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	When I look at this, I am mindful of what may be culture-bound. However, the numbers of women joining forces worldwide to fight against these kinds of things is not lost on me. If they want change and are the one's subjected to this, I think their cause is something to support. As much as I get pissed at how the US can be so cavilier about things that apply to other cultures, I am not casting a blind eye to social movements of those that are directly affected by these kinds of situations. That, to me, is simply keeping my head in the sand. Further, when the hell is the US going to deal with illegal underage marriage (and rape) within religiously sanctioned groups? LDS offshoots are alive and well in the US! There are others. Last edited by AtLast; 04-10-2010 at 03:22 PM. Reason: stuff.