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Originally Posted by echoes
By stopping the man, and saying cut the crap. We differ on our definitions of "abuse."
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By the way, people have different definitions of whatever they find culturally acceptable and I know people who've had 'you're in America" line thrown at for simply wearing traditional garb for a wedding out of xenophobia. It's nobody's business what their (my) personal decisions are as long as they are law abiding and don't affect the public. What is publicly acceptable varies from community to community within this nation, too (city, county, state, etc.)
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The root cause is b/c the man is a coward at heart IMO.
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Or doesn't really know better. There are absolute oafs and backward ass people out there.
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In this instance, they are one in the same IMO.
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Bottom line is people are shepherded by the laws of the land. Making allowances for 'honor' situations in the communities/countries where these folks come from means it's ok there. When we (the west) raise hell about honor murder, rape, physical punishment, headway can be made because they are indefensible arguments (not saying an idiot won't argue for it). Telling woman to rip their burkhas off and walk together with men isn't going to work until those women have the means to (economic/education) to fight for their status.
Speaking of this, how does the Federal Government still tolerate polygamist colonies? It's illegal and a proven recipie for female abuse. One of the leaders was recently caught, but the colonies exist. Right in our back yards....