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Originally Posted by Gilda
My guess is that it doesn't do what it's supposed to do anyway. Rapists rape for a complex combination of reasons, only one of which is sexual attraction. Babies only a few months old and 80 year old women are raped.
It's stigmatizaion of female sexuality, a belief that women should not be sexual or enjoy their sexuality, the same motive as genital mutilation. Instead of addressing the actual problem--inappropriate sexual aggression in many males--they punish the potential victims as a preventive measure.
Ths really underscores the need to constantly be reevaluating traditions to determine if they serve any useful function. That something has always been done a certain way does not mean that it should be done that way.
Gilda
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Yep, yep, and yep. How dare you post something so thought out and right I can do nothing except quote it. :P
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