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Wrong.
This is about men having the power in those societies to enforce such nonsensical ideas.
This is about powerful countries like America and Germany and Japan doing nothing to help end this nonsense.
In fact, in many cases, these countries prop up these archaic countries for political gain....like America does with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
If the rest of the world said 'enough' to these barbaric practices, I believe they would end within a generation.
But since men still run the world and most really do not care that munch about it...little is done.
Most men care more about getting laid, their favorite sports team winning and buying a nicer car/house/smartphone then whether women have enough rights (unfortunately, I know I do when push comes to shove).
Many, many men secretly want women to have less rights and for things to go back to the 'old days' (I am NOT one of those though).
How long do you think this would go on if men were the ones being abused/ill treated?
Not long at all. The western governments would FREAK OUT if it was widespread.
As a female I most certainly don't believe how on earth having an equal and opposite reaction is going to change anything - what you're suggesting here is not equality. It's reversal of status where things are just turned 180.
That's not even the issue though.
But I agree with what else you wrote in the aforementioned post - except that I don't think this particular post actually disputes mine. I think you and I both raised adequate points - minus your view that women being put in power everywhere and removing the 'evil men' would do anything . . . that's not the goal or the problem here.
Some other patriarchal societies do not support child-brides . . . and don't treat women like **** just because of heritage and lineage following through the male. In fact - in some other countries who are patriarchal there's a hefty penalty for attempting a relationship with a minor. See - not all are ****ed up. If some managed to provide some type of respect then others can too without becoming a completely different society altogether.
They don't have to have women trumping the political world - even though some do have women in seats of government, etc. And they don't have to abandon the structure or general values that guide their society or familial structures, either.
Just quit hooking up Tatua with Hakian when she's 12 and he's 25 and we're good.