An interesting article, and the first time I'd seen that particular historical perspective. Thanks for the link - I need to spend more time going over it in depth.
Girls and young women don't count, because rape and other kinds of sexual abuse are things that "just happen" to females. It's considered a sad but accepted fact.
Not much of a commentary on our "enlightened" times, is it? I don't want to knock men who genuinely believe in and work hard at women's equality issues, but there are so many subtler things like that prevailing, and little attention or action seems to get put to it. And it generally gets much, much worse the farther you go from Europe and Canada/US.
I used to be a Catholic nun once.
So that's how you knew Sister Hedwiga! I wondered if you'd been part of a convent in some way, since your intro about her in "Last Yule" implied a strong familiarity.
So far, it's worked well enough for me.
Well, most of us are just trying to find and/or stay on the "best path" for ourselves, right? In spirit, mind and body. And are very fortunate when we find it, I think.
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Date: 2006-10-11 07:22 pm (UTC)Girls and young women don't count, because rape and other kinds of sexual abuse are things that "just happen" to females. It's considered a sad but accepted fact.
Not much of a commentary on our "enlightened" times, is it? I don't want to knock men who genuinely believe in and work hard at women's equality issues, but there are so many subtler things like that prevailing, and little attention or action seems to get put to it. And it generally gets much, much worse the farther you go from Europe and Canada/US.
I used to be a Catholic nun once.
So that's how you knew Sister Hedwiga! I wondered if you'd been part of a convent in some way, since your intro about her in "Last Yule" implied a strong familiarity.
So far, it's worked well enough for me.
Well, most of us are just trying to find and/or stay on the "best path" for ourselves, right? In spirit, mind and body. And are very fortunate when we find it, I think.