Write a post about something like the rape victim in Saudi Arabia, and invariably [View All]

someone jumps in with comments about fundies here and violence against women here, etc, etc.

There is no comparison. None.

The force of law is behind this young woman's persecution. That is not the case in our own culture. The force of law is behind the persecution of gays in Iran and other countries. That is not the case in our own culture.

It's just absurd, upon reading about a young woman who is going to get 200 lashes for being raped, that someone would remark that we've got our own fundies here who would like to do the same thing. So? That may or may not be true, but that's completely inane. Worse, it minimizes what women who live in a oppressive regimes, suffer.

There is no comparison to how women are treated in the U.S. to how women are treated in Saudi America and other countries.

There is no comparison. None.

(yes, yes, I know the U.S. is best buds with SA, and that is DISGRACEFUL, so you don't need to bother pointing it out)