Posted on 11/21/2006 10:21:46 AM PST by presidio9
What reparation can women seek — like the 40 acres and a mule due slaves after the American Civil War — to compensate our 2000 years of discrimination? I have yet to come up with a comparable formula for paying back the historically abused majority of the planet — known as “females” — who remain the largest earthly class of victims of prejudice.
Misogyny is not just an American problem — it’s a global one. A recent report described the justice system in Kabul, Afghanistan, a country that we are allegedly making safe for “democracy.” If one man kills another there, the family of the killer must compensate the victim’s family.
Since Afghanistan’s cash economy is mythical, the “payment” may involve the handing over of a daughter as a bride for a son of the injured family. Some gratuitously suggest that such a woman, being the relative of the killer, would probably not be “very well liked” in her new family (read: even more abused and degraded than women there normally are).
Prejudice and violence against women are not always this blatant, of course. Here in the US, such prejudice can be very subtle, but it has a long reach, and even women thought to be powerful can be targets.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, for example, can’t possibly pass every test established for her by a cynical and ignorant gang that is determined to hate her, mostly because of an accident of anatomy. If women are second-class citizens in America, brilliant, strong, accomplished women are even lower than that in too many US circles.
Enter Barack Obama, to rescue those who cannot possibly vote for Hillary for president in 2008. Obama was a virtual unknown outside his state of Illinois prior to his 2004 keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, yet suddenly he is the great black hope of those who may still hate blacks, but will take Obama over a white woman any day of the week, if power and control are in question.
Now comes the news (which has barely seeped out beyond the Chicago press) that Obama had his own bad land deal. He bought land next to his home from Antoin “Tony” Rezko, an indicted fund-raiser who, according to Obama, has brought in as much as $60,000 in campaign cash for him, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
With Hillary’s endless “Whitewater” crucifixion (which turned up no illegalities) in the past, some might call Obama’s current dilemma “Blackwater.” But that won’t happen, since criticism of people of color guarantees an outcry of “racism.” Women, however, remain fair game.
Long after the last hungry child in Darfur gets a full meal on a regular basis, the world goes color-blind, the elderly receive free prescriptions, and all nations, including our own, disavow nuclear weapons for real, women will probably still be thrown under the philosophical bus.
We don’t want 40 acres and a mule — but equal opportunity and protection would be a good start.
Where's the barf alert?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
That's not why I hate Hillary. If she were a man I'd still hate him as a power-mad socialist America-hating elitist who thinks he knows what's best for everybody.
That aside, this is quite a dearnged rant.
Spoken like a true whiney nanny state loser.
yeah, no kidding. pres, you owe me my lunch! :-)
Whenever women have insisted on absolute equality with men, they have invariably wound up with the dirty end of the stick.
What they are and what they can do makes them superior to men, and their proper tactic is to demand special privileges, all the traffic will bear.
They should never settle merely for equality.
For women, "equality" is a disaster.
Robert Anson Heinlein
some might call Obama’s current dilemma “Blackwater.” But that won’t happen, since criticism of people of color guarantees an outcry of “racism.” Women, however, remain fair game.
Huh??? The Clinton deal wasn't called 'Bitchwater'!
Sounds like the perfect reparations for Mary Ann would be six kids, a roomy kitchen and a good washing machine. lol
Liar! There were a number of convictions associated with the Whitewater investigation; Her Heinous and Bubba skated though.
Really: at least give us a "Deranged Misandrist Alert" next time, ok?
Also:
'Mary Ann Sorrentino, director of Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island, has been excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church because her involvement with abortion results "in the sinful termination of human life." She later resigns her post to write a book and goes on to become a radio talk show host.'
http://www.projo.com/cgi-bin/include.pl/specials/women/timeline.htm
Why is it that as a man I have no right to chose whether my offspring live or die? Score at least one big one for the ladies I guess.
I found it amusing that this dingbat restricts her choices to Democrap candidates.
It's the discrimination against stupid people.
I don't hate hitlery because she is a woman. I hate her because she is evil. If she was a man, she'd still be evil.
I assure you that regardless of gender, I would not vote for Mr./Mrs./Ms. Rodham.
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