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History of Feminism

sheshe2

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3. Thank you theHandpuppet. It needs to be said over and over.

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Thu May 29, 2014, 01:22 PM

May 2014

Consider femicide, which is the murder of women because they are women:

In the United States, one-third of women murdered each year are killed by an intimate partner.
In South Africa, a woman is killed every six hours by an intimate partner.
In India in 2007, 22 women were killed each day in dowry-related murders.
In Guatemala, two women are murdered, on average, each day.
Honor killings, the murder of women for bringing shame to their families, happen all over the world, including the US.

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Violence Against Women Is a Global Pandemic [View all] theHandpuppet May 2014 OP

of course it is. and please. quit being so hostile.... i say in snark. as i was walking away. seabeyond May 2014 #1

This is an issue I've discussed TBF May 2014 #2

Me too, TBF theHandpuppet May 2014 #4

Thank you theHandpuppet. It needs to be said over and over. sheshe2 May 2014 #3

I'll repeat that what we need is a "Women's Death Clock" on Times Square theHandpuppet May 2014 #7

Actually, that is a powerful idea. sheshe2 May 2014 #11

And it has been for years. redqueen May 2014 #5

Or outright denial that it even exists theHandpuppet May 2014 #6

I've sometimes heard it explained that the problem is just too big redqueen May 2014 #8

And of course we both know that's a load of horse manure theHandpuppet May 2014 #9

So very depressingly well said. redqueen May 2014 #10