06-15-2005, 06:45 AM
"The key variable in the hypocrisy meter being pegged is that the role of women in some Islamic societies appears to escape the notice of Western Feminists."
I'm not really sure what Western Feminists ™ you're listening to, then. As far as I've heard, the treatment of women in the third world generally (and in the more fundamentalist Islamic countries specifically) is one of the most important feminist issues today.
I suppose it's stupid to ask a question "where have you not heard differently." But I don't think that it would be representative to say that this has not been noticed by Western Feminists. Indeed, as far as I remember, it was one of their issues back when the Powers That Be were supporting Islamic governments, rather than toppling them.
Jester
I'm not really sure what Western Feminists ™ you're listening to, then. As far as I've heard, the treatment of women in the third world generally (and in the more fundamentalist Islamic countries specifically) is one of the most important feminist issues today.
I suppose it's stupid to ask a question "where have you not heard differently." But I don't think that it would be representative to say that this has not been noticed by Western Feminists. Indeed, as far as I remember, it was one of their issues back when the Powers That Be were supporting Islamic governments, rather than toppling them.
Jester