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Re: In India, Cows Are Sacred, Women Are Dispensable

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Post by arbus » Fri, Apr 26, 2013, 3:10 PM UTC

EliRivers wrote: post #30

smoyer wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except I didn't actually state that I was only for the equality of men and women ... There are a lot more inequalities that can be overcome (starting with stereotypes and prejudices).

"Except I didn't actually state that I was only for the equality of men and women" You stated you were not for equality of men and women ("I am not a feminist") but then you immediately changed your mind and said "I am all for equivalence". You are, as I said, a feminist and more. A feminist because you are for equivalence of men and women, and more because you are for equivalence of others as well.

Words have different meaning to different people. The Feminism label carries a political context that Egalitarianism label does not and not every Egalitarian is automatically a feminist as you claim.

Re: In India, Cows Are Sacred, Women Are Dispensable

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Post by EliRivers » Fri, Apr 26, 2013, 3:44 PM UTC

arbus wrote: post #31

EliRivers wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Except I didn't actually state that I was only for the equality of men and women" You stated you were not for equality of men and women ("I am not a feminist") but then you immediately changed your mind and said "I am all for equivalence". You are, as I said, a feminist and more. A feminist because you are for equivalence of men and women, and more because you are for equivalence of others as well.

Words have different meaning to different people. The Feminism label carries a political context that Egalitarianism label does not and not every Egalitarian is automatically a feminist as you claim.

"not every Egalitarian is automatically a feminist as you claim."

Using the definition I gave (which is quite literally the dictionary definition), they are. I acknowledge that many people (in the US) seem to use the word "feminist" to mean "filthy godless pinko commie liberal baby-killing anti-American" (where "liberal" has already been redefined) or some other such politically charged interpretation. That's a fantastic trick pulled by the anti-women (amongst other things) crowd who do wonders with redefining language on a daily basis.

Re: In India, Cows Are Sacred, Women Are Dispensable

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Post by kumarski » Fri, Apr 26, 2013, 6:18 PM UTC

rraval wrote: post #16

kumarski wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Gandhi was also a known pedophile. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2012/12/29...

Nothing in the article you linked supports your claim. It doesn't even mention the words "Gandhi" or "pedophile". Intrigued by your claim, I turned to Google to find more. The only credible link was an article by the Huffington Post [1], and the claim had been redacted. [1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/irene-monroe/the-gandhi-none-o...

http://current.com/shows/upstream/93968385_gandhi-was-a-pedo... He knowingly slept with young girls as 'experiments.'

The article I posted had nothing to do with Gandhi's Pedophilia. It was an article that simply suggested the potential causes of a symptomatic rape in Indian Society.

Re: In India, Cows Are Sacred, Women Are Dispensable

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Post by thelukester » Fri, Apr 26, 2013, 10:42 PM UTC

amartya916 wrote: post #8

Gandhi said "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated." I guess Gandhi forgot that cows in India really do have it pretty good. Unfortunately, we, the people of india, haven't been able to pass a vital measure of moral progress: how do we treat our women. The woman taking a walk, travelling on public transit or the countless other examples that the aut…

Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan needs to go back to America, Europe or whatever first world nation she came from. I've traveled the world and as 3rd world nations go, India is one of the safest for women. By contrast, Cambodia and Africa make India feel like American suburbia.

With a population of 1.3 billion, I'm not surprised you can "Pick an age — any number — and put “raped” after it in a Google search and see results from India."

Google "Vatican City + raped" You'll find a 9 yr old was raped in the smallest city in the world! The Vatican no less!

Rape happens all over the world. I'd love to see how long this woman lasts on 110 and Broadway in NYC without her "modesty scarf"

My girlfriend is from LA and never stops dressing like it, even when traveling throughout India. From large cities like New Delhi to a little town called Ichhawar, we never had any issues with all these supposed rapists. I'm guessing the reason why is my g/f has perspective and a handle on reality, where Meenakshi probably needs a b/f more than her bottle of pepper spay.