tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12582376.post499880760793271609..comments2023-10-12T00:59:31.262-07:00Comments on Sun Comprehending Glass: Western Civ against BarbarismTaleenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13465468178554091355noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12582376.post-22947845693508591392006-10-06T10:36:00.000-07:002006-10-06T10:36:00.000-07:00"Safe wearing a burkha?"
Exactly. This is the dea..."Safe wearing a burkha?"<br /><br />Exactly. This is the deal that men of this stripe* offer women: wear "appropriate" clothing and behave in an "appropriate" manner or you are subject to sexual violence with no recourse. <br /><br />We have passed, in the United States, from the "she was asking for it" rape defense. So much so that we sometimes find ourselves adopting ludicrous codes of behaviour to guard against this mentality.<br /><br />However, the extremes mock the center. Islamist males point to the socially corrupt and corrupting western movies and music, while Madonna, et.al. mock moderate social conservatives who just don't want bad taste foisted on them and thier families.<br /><br />* "Men of this stripe." I have heard plenty of fundamentalist Christian men try to push responsibility for their bad behaviour on to "the sisters." However, they don't have the sanction of the mainstream culture, or government-supported pulpits cheering them on.WhidbeyIslanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11776438662417696337noreply@blogger.com