14. But when the religion teaches that women are inferior
Edited on Thu Apr-07-11 02:09 PM by riderinthestorm
and that patriarchy extends into the very fabric of the culture (like in Islamic Bangladesh which was the focus of the article), it sure makes it "easier" for these kinds of killings to occur.
ETA, I cringe when someone says "but it's their culture!" like we should just excuse this kind of abhorrent behavior. I'm not sure if you were responding like that and I'm sorry if I came across acrimoniously but cultural relativists irritate the shit out of me.
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