Thursday, August 20, 2009

Kudos to you Phyrangula!

Yesterday, PZ Myers, or "Phyrangula" as you might know him, made a post about the bill pending in the Bahama's which seeks to outlaw marital rape. In this post, Phyrangula briefly discusses why some Bahamian men disagree with the bill, which is because they see their women as property acquired and that they see their wives as a part of their own flesh (due to their religious beliefs). Phyrangula suggests that women should be treated as partners, not as property. J.S. Mill would be sad that this problem still exists in our world, but probably would be happy that people, like Phyrangula and myself, advocate for equal treatment of men and women. It makes me so happy to know that there are male feminists out there (even if he doesn't label himself as such) keeping feminism alive.

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