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23. What happens in a culture that practices female infanticde/abortions of female fetuses, shows ....

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 11:50 PM

Jan 2013

extreme violence to women and murder of women to the point that the ratio of men to women is way out of whack?

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Indian bus rape: Delhi sees rush for guns [View all] alp227 Jan 2013 OP

that's right.... don't change your culture. get yourself a weapon... ugh secondwind Jan 2013 #1

the protests are a sign that the culture is slowly changing shireen Jan 2013 #3

I agree. The social changes will take a long time to happen Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #6

What about the Armed Guards on Every Bus solution our Congress loves so much? nt valerief Jan 2013 #20

protestors said some police were laughing during vigil for the rape victim JI7 Jan 2013 #21

Sorry. I should have used the sarcasm tag. nt valerief Jan 2013 #22

Exactly. If American white men would just eat better and get regular exercise... onehandle Jan 2013 #18

Women defending themselves is a culture change. PavePusher Jan 2013 #37

It's the caste system AgingAmerican Jan 2013 #2

Do you have info that she was a lower caste than the attackers? JoeBlowToo Jan 2013 #4

Im not making any claims about the victim AgingAmerican Jan 2013 #9

you said "it's the caste system" in reply to this rape case JI7 Jan 2013 #11

It is the caste system AgingAmerican Jan 2013 #12

ok, so you weren't referring to the OP case of the girl raped ? JI7 Jan 2013 #14

This is my point: AgingAmerican Jan 2013 #15

so you think without the caste system there would be no rape ? JI7 Jan 2013 #16

??? AgingAmerican Jan 2013 #24

and considering the victim was not from the lower caste what you say makes no sense JI7 Jan 2013 #25

You can lead a horse to water AgingAmerican Jan 2013 #26

the rape is happening to women of all classes, religion etc, it's about anti women JI7 Jan 2013 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Katashi_itto Jan 2013 #29

You're completely clueless and desperately cosmicone Jan 2013 #28

Im talking about India's rape culture AgingAmerican Jan 2013 #31

There is no rape culture in India cosmicone Jan 2013 #32

You totally ignored the crux of what I am saying AgingAmerican Jan 2013 #35

Several people told you that the rapes in Delhi cosmicone Jan 2013 #36

I wish you would study a bit more before commenting. cosmicone Jan 2013 #5

The caste system is socio-economic AgingAmerican Jan 2013 #8

Like I said ... cosmicone Jan 2013 #13

exactly, the Victim was from a well off family as are many of the protestors JI7 Jan 2013 #10

this is not true, indians in the US are not all from high caste, they are ones who have ties JI7 Jan 2013 #7

It is generally true, but hopefully changing newthinking Jan 2013 #17

i guess depends on what you mean by high caste JI7 Jan 2013 #19

There are Drahmins as poor as any Dahlit AgingAmerican Jan 2013 #33

Drahmins? LMAO cosmicone Jan 2013 #34

What happens in a culture that practices female infanticde/abortions of female fetuses, shows .... marble falls Jan 2013 #23

Don't they realize guns kill people? ileus Jan 2013 #30