My goal is to provide a perspective that can change the way women see ourselves and live our lives – a perspective where women are not treated as stupid, dependent, or powerless.Women who are aware that we have choices, and make the most of the opportunities available to create the lives we truly desire.
I want to spotlight women’s achievements, to celebrate women as we are – strong, independent beings capable of running our own lives without interference from ANYONE else (including other women!).
Men WILL be discussed here, written about, or advertised. If this makes you unhappy, that’s fine, but be warned that it's not going to stop. All issues are women’s issues, and men often have things to say that we can learn from or use to further our own development. I don’t abandon all men simply because of the bad actions of a few, just as I don’t see all women as disempowered victims because some of us have had bad things happen to us.
Chances are you may disagree with things I say. That is your choice. But what I’d like to do is show that women can, and do, think for themselves! And disagreement is part of that.
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RAPE VICTIM SENTENCED TO 200 LASHINGS
http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=10670
The title of this article is self-explanatory. It’s easy for us, in the west, to get angry about the injustice inherent in sentences like these. And rightly so, in my opinion. Let’s not claim that this anger is racist, or that the perpetrators were simply following their cultural norms. Whether or not the victim made a mistake by being in the car of someone who was not a relative, the act of rape was wrong. And to punish HER for the actions of a gang of rapist thugs is totally unacceptable.
The effects of ANY rape on the victim are serious. By definition, you can’t ‘ask for it’.
Culture or religion should NEVER, EVER be used as an excuse for any sort of violence, or for lenience in legal decisions. The perpetrators in this case got off lightly, even after the case was reviewed, and the victim should never have been charged. Rape is an assault against a person, and is intended to hurt the victim, no matter what their – or the offender’s – cultural background. It’s time to stop talking and to stop these barbaric acts of violence.
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