Sunday, May 22, 2005

Forced marriages in a Politically Correct World

Forced marriages in a Politically Correct World

Welcome to Politically Correct World, where acts that would merit unequivocal condemnation if committed by white males are viewed in a very different light when the offenders belong to an "oppressed group."

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"Honor killings" may be relatively rare; but a recent study by the German government found that half of the country's Turkish women are pressured into arranged marriages—often to men they have never seen before the wedding—and more than one in six say they were forced to marry.

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Misogyny and gay-bashing—religiously motivated or not—still exist in Western societies as well, though at least they are widely condemned by the mainstream culture. We should be able to say, loud and clear, that the modern values of individual rights, equality, and tolerance are better—and just say no to multiculturalist excuses for bigotry.

Hear hear!

from Multiculturalism: It's Different for Girls, by Cathy Young

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