On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, Nicole Zimmerman wrote:
> I'm not sure if that's quite right... but it is REALLY easy for the man
> to divorce women (like if they don't bear children) but very difficult
> to go the other way (the man has to be a pretty big bastard).
Kinda depends on what country you look at, I think.
> > I don't think it is valid to say that just because s.th. is "culture",
> > that it's right.
>
> Oh, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that we can't really say it's
> 100% wrong for women to follow the Muslim system of "purdah" (veiling
> and seclusion) and so forth just because we think our society "works
> better" and whatnot.
I didn't want to say that neither. What's wrong is if people are oppressed
to do this. I'm a Christian but I have a problem with e.g. that our
constitution states religious freedom in our constitution when in fact
Christian churches are supported and others are hindered (not much but
one can see it).
> That, however, does not make some of the behaviour toward women in such
> cultures correct, nor does it mean women here are treated 100% with
> respect 100% of the time.
Nod.
Nils
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