Comments on: Women Terrorized Under Fundamentalism http://www.womensspace.org/phpBB2/2008/07/21/women-terrorized-under-fundamentalism/ WRITING THE LONGEST REVOLUTION Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:02:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: admin http://www.womensspace.org/phpBB2/2008/07/21/women-terrorized-under-fundamentalism/#comment-17369 admin Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:19:52 +0000 http://www.womensspace.org/phpBB2/?p=1894#comment-17369 Lara, I finally added you to the blogroll!  Sorry to have taken so long! xo Lara, I finally added you to the blogroll!  Sorry to have taken so long!

xo

]]> By: Lara http://www.womensspace.org/phpBB2/2008/07/21/women-terrorized-under-fundamentalism/#comment-17161 Lara Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:42:34 +0000 http://www.womensspace.org/phpBB2/?p=1894#comment-17161 These men try to break these women down, because they know in the back of their minds how much women could do to change the world if they had power.  It was really hard to read through all those headlines and stories.  Any type of extreme religious and nationalist movements often spell doom for women because everything is practically run by men. But it is great to see women really standing up and claiming their own cultures, because in our white male media it is easy to forget that the dominant voices of religion and culture in many other countries are often those of men, NOT of the women living there. As a side note, when you do get the chance, could you add me to your blogroll please? (yes, I am a desperate turd) :P These men try to break these women down, because they know in the back of their minds how much women could do to change the world if they had power.  It was really hard to read through all those headlines and stories.  Any type of extreme religious and nationalist movements often spell doom for women because everything is practically run by men.
But it is great to see women really standing up and claiming their own cultures, because in our white male media it is easy to forget that the dominant voices of religion and culture in many other countries are often those of men, NOT of the women living there.
As a side note, when you do get the chance, could you add me to your blogroll please? (yes, I am a desperate turd) :P

]]> By: TheOtherDelphyne http://www.womensspace.org/phpBB2/2008/07/21/women-terrorized-under-fundamentalism/#comment-17144 TheOtherDelphyne Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:46:49 +0000 http://www.womensspace.org/phpBB2/?p=1894#comment-17144 Thank you, Heart, for this essay - having recently found your site, it was difficult to read this without weeping and feeling furious.  I will never understand patriarchy and its tools of fear, intimidation, torture, rape, and their arsenal of horrors directed at women.  Hillary Clinton mentioned this in her 1999 speech at the UN: "It is, as the Secretary of State, Madeline Albright, often says, "no longer acceptable to say that the abuse and mistreatment of women is cultural -- it should be called what it is: criminal." Patriarchy isn't culture - it's criminal. Thank you for the work you are doing. Thank you, Heart, for this essay - having recently found your site, it was difficult to read this without weeping and feeling furious.  I will never understand patriarchy and its tools of fear, intimidation, torture, rape, and their arsenal of horrors directed at women. 

Hillary Clinton mentioned this in her 1999 speech at the UN:

“It is, as the Secretary of State, Madeline Albright, often says, “no longer acceptable to say that the abuse and mistreatment of women is cultural — it should be called what it is: criminal.”

Patriarchy isn’t culture - it’s criminal.

Thank you for the work you are doing.

]]> By: helzeph http://www.womensspace.org/phpBB2/2008/07/21/women-terrorized-under-fundamentalism/#comment-17136 helzeph Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:50:46 +0000 http://www.womensspace.org/phpBB2/?p=1894#comment-17136 I am moved by their faces, I hate the impermeable hierarchies that try to obliterate the amazing and spirited genes of people like these. I am moved by their faces, I hate the impermeable hierarchies that try to obliterate the amazing and spirited genes of people like these.

]]> By: Satsuma http://www.womensspace.org/phpBB2/2008/07/21/women-terrorized-under-fundamentalism/#comment-17093 Satsuma Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:06:34 +0000 http://www.womensspace.org/phpBB2/?p=1894#comment-17093 Sometimes, it does help to be greatful that we are living in a country where women have some freedom, and can testify in court, and have legal rights. And it's useful to point out that fundamentalism of any kind appears to be a kind of massive failure to imagine, think and grow. I believe the critical mass is building worldwide as women of other countries fight their own battles in their own ways.  This honor killing and controlling of women is the face of men; it is the extreme view that comes about when religions actually worship men as gods. Mary Daly once said that radical feminism rises and falls-- if it falls in one place (the U.S. right now) then it rises in other places like India or Iran when women need it the most.  When I see brave women in Iran putting their lives on the line for freedom, I may be horrified at how they were killed or imprisoned, but I also see the spirit of women claiming their power. No group of people has ever gained freedom from a monster such a fascism, dictatorships, colonialism or patriarchy without a huge upheaval. I hope that all the pro-porn women out there read this, and truly get that patriarchy and its images are nothing to play around with. We came very close in this country to being completely taken over by the religious right, and we're still not out of danger yet. Too bad that it takes this much pain and suffering for women to become free.  We do need a women's country, and we do need to create large spaces and land areas where women can come and have asylum, and we do need to wake up to cultural relativism that causes U.S. government policy to totally ignore human rights abuses against women.  You'd think that the UN would just expell these countries or put them on the watch list. I don't understand the fundamentalist mind at all, and its always bizaar to read about.  Colonization and slavery become attractive when women struggle with legitimate options out there. This is a warning to women in America... all of this is happening here!  Now! Sometimes, it does help to be greatful that we are living in a country where women have some freedom, and can testify in court, and have legal rights.

And it’s useful to point out that fundamentalism of any kind appears to be a kind of massive failure to imagine, think and grow.

I believe the critical mass is building worldwide as women of other countries fight their own battles in their own ways.  This honor killing and controlling of women is the face of men; it is the extreme view that comes about when religions actually worship men as gods.

Mary Daly once said that radical feminism rises and falls– if it falls in one place (the U.S. right now) then it rises in other places like India or Iran when women need it the most.  When I see brave women in Iran putting their lives on the line for freedom, I may be horrified at how they were killed or imprisoned, but I also see the spirit of women claiming their power.

No group of people has ever gained freedom from a monster such a fascism, dictatorships, colonialism or patriarchy without a huge upheaval.

I hope that all the pro-porn women out there read this, and truly get that patriarchy and its images are nothing to play around with.

We came very close in this country to being completely taken over by the religious right, and we’re still not out of danger yet.

Too bad that it takes this much pain and suffering for women to become free.  We do need a women’s country, and we do need to create large spaces and land areas where women can come and have asylum, and we do need to wake up to cultural relativism that causes U.S. government policy to totally ignore human rights abuses against women.  You’d think that the UN would just expell these countries or put them on the watch list.

I don’t understand the fundamentalist mind at all, and its always bizaar to read about.  Colonization and slavery become attractive when women struggle with legitimate options out there.

This is a warning to women in America… all of this is happening here!  Now!

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