“However I do think there is another seldom cited, at least from what I’ve heard, aspect to all this. The fact that violence against women rarely has anything to do with sex. Sure sex is involved, obviously, but by no means is it exclusive to the act or acts. I’d be willing to bet displaying power and control over a victim excites certain men — men who could rape a person — more than any sexual impulses ever could. Frankly, sex and how a person chooses to behave or dress is secondary and irrelevant, to violence…”
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“The fact a woman can bear children is part of the human experience. Thus it’s her human right. Just as access to anywhere I might want to go should be mine (I’m looking right at you University of Toronto). Whether any woman chooses to have a child or not is irrelevant. So, I feel, all these arguments toward a woman receiving less pay based on the fact she can have children are disingenuous…”
“Today’s Democracy Now! was a must see…”
“I know I’m painting lots of people who aren’t responsible for any of this with a pretty broad brush, but isn’t condemning a nation for distrusting people trying to help them, and blaming that distrust on their traditions, the same thing?”