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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
atrocities effect both males and females... I hope I dont cause offense by saying the quoted article is one of the most ridulous things I have ever read.
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Do you suppose, for example, that no "boys and men" have died in Dafur? Are you for real? or is this a joke?
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Sorry, I didn't see your response earlier.
You get no argument from me that males are subjected to atrocities as well as females. The point of the article was the specific targeting of women, and the increasing numbers of enslaved women. That was the point of the article. I'm sure someone can, or has already, gathered the statistics and written articles on the numbers of boys and men who have been enslaved or killed. I don't think the differentiation would matter to those affected.
I expressed my opinion after reading the article because the events, the numbers and the level of atrocity is incongruous with our supposedly modern society. So, yes, I was "for real", and no, I wasn't joking. Perhaps if you elaborated more on what ruffled your feathers....
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Duskwynd:
As I stated in my previous response, I don't have a problem with including men & boys in the statistical enumeration of modern slavery. The articles specifically addressed the concerns two prominent people have about the increased targeting of girls/women who not only suffer death and other abuse, but are increasingly subjected to rape and slavery as an additional tool of torture (of course, I'm sure there are boys/men suffering this abuse, too).
Rather than divide the discourse between the sexes and which is suffering more, why not focus on the abuse and the existence of slavery period?