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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:04 PM Original message |
Today's Oprah: Women of India killed by their husbands when they can't |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. Damn, I thought that |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. Like the burka thing in Afghanistan, that's been going on for 1000s of yrs |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. It's a sick practice... |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I am not aware of a drop in incidences of bride burning in Indira's time |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 06:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. My dad demanded 0 dowry when he married my mom |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. I read that it's not the husbands... |
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rudeboy666 (959 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. say what? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. American companies... and forgive me, I'm against globalization. |
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rudeboy666 (959 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. clarify |
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rudeboy666 (959 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. p.s. re-read your original post |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. An on-going problem in India |
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foo_bar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
6. anti-human-rights people? |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. hey, look at all the Americans who blame a billion Muslims for 9-11 |
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kixot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Yeah but two wrongs don't make a ... |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. You are correct. They don't. What I am saying is, what can you expect? |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Who's demonizing? |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 06:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. see post #2 |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. It's only a small subculture that does that |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. Actually, it's against the law in India, but |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
17. Good ol' Oprah! 25 years too late, as usual. |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 05:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. more like 4500 but good point |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-04 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. That's completely illegal |
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