tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post2022902763874104169..comments2024-03-12T15:28:22.012+01:00Comments on The Poet Laura-eate: Confessions of an EgalitarianThe Poet Laura-eatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-18028143418865924802015-08-27T08:17:53.869+02:002015-08-27T08:17:53.869+02:00I am depressed to read that violence against women...I am depressed to read that violence against women is increasing. Who raised these men? One cannot blame the drink either. I have 5 adult nephews, all married & when they drink they become more affectionate & sentimental. They were fortunate to have been raised in happy homes with parents who always stood together, especially about making decisions about the children.<br /><br />As for on-line porn, I know a man who said when he first got internet access (back in '96) he went to look for naked women but soon tired if it, mostly he said because he knew they were right there & also because he started to think about his two daughters. <br /><br />Anne Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079197230456430735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-6232201912386279162015-08-23T08:40:14.282+02:002015-08-23T08:40:14.282+02:00Believing we have the right to interfere in the bu...Believing we have the right to interfere in the business of other nations - and to cherry pick what we do and do not interfere with - has brought only war and strife; never ever peace or equality.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-64602527369423942412015-08-21T08:37:46.302+02:002015-08-21T08:37:46.302+02:00Hi WWW. I agree that the rise of hard-core pornogr...Hi WWW. I agree that the rise of hard-core pornography at the click of a mouse or phone has had a deeply corrosive effect on society.<br />But actually the most domestic and sexual abuse is still precipitated by drink or drug abuse, which is just as dangerous in regressing our society, particularly as all these elements become increasingly normalised and mainstream (not to mention, fatal when combined!).<br />However I do not see it as being the job of women alone to protest against the regression of civilised society - it is all our jobs, male and female, to wake up and smell the coffee and stop making excuses for substance abuse/abusers and stop pretending it's ok to allow young girls to feel they have to dress and behave like porn stars or submit to sexual bullying.<br />We still have plenty of boys being raised as 'little emperors' too with a false sense of entitlement who believe they can do no wrong, which also sets a dangerous precedent for their adult future.<br />The message going out needs to be 'Heppiness and success lies in mutual respect and not using addictions as an excuse or crutch.'The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-23997484717530386012015-08-20T02:48:09.557+02:002015-08-20T02:48:09.557+02:00H'm Laura, violence against women by men has i...H'm Laura, violence against women by men has increased (or become more visible) in the last few decades and many attribute this to the availability of horrific porn on line. In Canada and the US for sure. I don't know the stats in England.<br /><br />Also trafficking of women is now generating close to a trillion dollars so women and girl children still viewed as commodities for the consumption of men.<br /><br />I see regression everywhere in the status of women. Particularly in my extended family of young 'uns. I look at the percentage of women in parliament here and want to weep. <br /><br />I think it a far, far deeper issue - sorry to take up so much space here but I have written extensively on the topic.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com