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thebratqueenInteresting article about a journalist's life in Iraq, courtesy of today's Doonsbury. I suspect this one is going to be linked to in a lot of places.
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The Supreme Court is going to consider rules on displaying the 10 Commandments in government buildings. File this one under yet another reason why you should vote.
Women denied vote, candidacy in Saudi Arabia. This bit in particular depresses me:
Women are capable of voting and making the right choices," said Ahmed, a 22-year-old marketing graduate. "Why aren't men and women equal in this issue?"
"We aren't," countered her friend Sarah Muhammad. "We have so little interaction with men that we will vote with our emotions, choosing candidates for their looks and sweet talk rather than for what they can deliver."
Rima Khaled, 20, said Saudi women are not used to playing a role in public life, and many social and traditional restraints should first be removed before they can.
"What's the point of voting?" she asked. "Even if we did vote, we would go home to the men in our lives who will have the last say in whatever we do."
So let that serve as a reminder why we women in the US should never take our right to vote for granted.
A current poll has 49% of likely voters voting for Kerry, 48% voting for Bush, and 1% voting for Nader. This would inspire me to grit my teeth and glare at Nader voters if not for the fact that these polls don't get people with cell phones, and are thus missing a lot of the youth vote.
My hope springs eternal.
men_who_slash. A new community for, well, men who write slash. Male/Male pairings, not F/F, but any fandom, original, or RPS is welcome. The Supreme Court is going to consider rules on displaying the 10 Commandments in government buildings. File this one under yet another reason why you should vote.
Women denied vote, candidacy in Saudi Arabia. This bit in particular depresses me:
Women are capable of voting and making the right choices," said Ahmed, a 22-year-old marketing graduate. "Why aren't men and women equal in this issue?"
"We aren't," countered her friend Sarah Muhammad. "We have so little interaction with men that we will vote with our emotions, choosing candidates for their looks and sweet talk rather than for what they can deliver."
Rima Khaled, 20, said Saudi women are not used to playing a role in public life, and many social and traditional restraints should first be removed before they can.
"What's the point of voting?" she asked. "Even if we did vote, we would go home to the men in our lives who will have the last say in whatever we do."
So let that serve as a reminder why we women in the US should never take our right to vote for granted.
A current poll has 49% of likely voters voting for Kerry, 48% voting for Bush, and 1% voting for Nader. This would inspire me to grit my teeth and glare at Nader voters if not for the fact that these polls don't get people with cell phones, and are thus missing a lot of the youth vote.
My hope springs eternal.
