The Sunshine Coast seems to be a pretty civilised place. I'm sure leering still happens. I don't see a lot wrong with that. Lewd comments made to women are another thing though and I haven't heard of women here who've had a problem with that (though I'm sure it occurs from time to time too). But the point I'm making really is that women of many different age groups feel perfectly comfortable walking around exposing large amounts of flesh here. I think that's pretty good evidence that men in islamic culture have become deeply corrupted by their absolute power over women. A while back I read an amazing article by a woman who grew up in moslem culture and ended up in the Netherlands. She was terrified at being in the midst of a depraved Western culture. It was only after some of her friends pointed out the reality -- that women are able to walk around in safety, compared with the great danger to them in her home culture -- that she realised how topsy-turvy are islamic morals.
I still don't get the Girls Gone Wild reference. I absolutely think we should continue to improve our own culture, but if we have to wait till we achieve perfection before we help people anywhere else then... well, that would hardly be perfection would it? We need to be generous and helpful to others as well as fixing our internal problems. It isn't just one OR the other.
Yes, you're right. I should have said "some". My bad. I think the "men" still stands though, because I don't remember the last time I heard of a woman being raped or assaulted by another woman. Yes, I'm sure it happens, but it is sufficiently rare that "men" is a reasonable word to use in addressing women's major concerns. I should mention that in my experience, the vast majority of Western men are responsible and mature.
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Date: 2007-12-03 03:02 am (UTC)I still don't get the Girls Gone Wild reference.
I absolutely think we should continue to improve our own culture, but if we have to wait till we achieve perfection before we help people anywhere else then... well, that would hardly be perfection would it? We need to be generous and helpful to others as well as fixing our internal problems. It isn't just one OR the other.
Yes, you're right. I should have said "some". My bad. I think the "men" still stands though, because I don't remember the last time I heard of a woman being raped or assaulted by another woman. Yes, I'm sure it happens, but it is sufficiently rare that "men" is a reasonable word to use in addressing women's major concerns. I should mention that in my experience, the vast majority of Western men are responsible and mature.