Barbara Walters of Television's 20/20 did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan, several years before the Afghan conflict. She noted that women customarily walked 5 paces behind their husbands. She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands.
From Ms. Walter's vantage point, despite the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime, the women seemed to walk even further back behind their husbands and were happy to maintain the old custom.
Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, "Why do you now seem happy with the old custom that you once tried so desperately to change?"
The woman looked Ms. Walters straight in the eyes, and ithout hesitation said, "Land Mines."
MORAL OF THE STORY: BEHIND EVERY MAN IS A SMART WOMAN.
2007-03-17 18:40:40 · 5 answers · asked by Searcher 7 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Well sure, but I'm still not sure that shows true intelligents. Does the guy actually know where he's going?
2007-03-17 18:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oppressed. (Why do you ask Q, then give us the A?)
Apparently these women are forcibly happy, thanks to the land mines, implying much more. We could argue that the culture over there which subjugates women is just fine. We shouldn't use our western standards to gage what is right or wrong - to which I say is Patent Garbage. If we do not condemn these practices, we are doing the same as allowing little girls have their external sexual organs mutilated. Agreeing that this woman is happy/smart is agreeing that this woman is treated like chattel and could be killed whenever the man deems it his cultural right.
The woman herself said she was forced to be happy. She's oppressed. How can you make light of a person's suffering? I can't believe women's rights are not being supported over there. I can't believe Afghan women walk several paces behind men still. This is an outrage. I wonder if an organization is involved out there. Let me find out. I'm looking to work for a charity.
2007-03-18 02:39:54 · answer #2 · answered by Em E 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That`s an amazing story you got there.Besides with all the media attention afghani women have been receiving and the no. of social organizations being set up there, they definitely have a bright future inspite of the odds at hand.
ALL THE BEST TO THEM
2007-03-18 02:13:19 · answer #3 · answered by Spoorthy M 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
thats a beautiful story
2007-03-18 01:51:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
smart, but oppressed.
2007-03-18 22:47:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋