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Triana

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6. Part of the issue: Rape and domestic violence mostly (not all but mostly) happens to women
Sat Aug 23, 2014, 11:03 AM
Aug 2014

Women are largely not even considered human. Anywhere. Including in the United States. Female anatomy trumps female humanity. Almost everywhere. Women are incubators. Breeding cattle whose reproductive capacity is to be controlled by someone else. Because: Gawd. Thus, the epidemic of sexual and physical violence and abuse is ignored - invisible. Because women and girls are just not considered human - or are considered somehow lesser humans. Abuse of farm and other animals is largely invisible too (however I think there's probably more outrage about that than about the abuse of women). That's no coincidence. Women are cattle. Property. So are farm animals.

I'm not saying this is the entire issue. But it's a good chunk of it. I know men/boys are victims of violence and rape too - and that there are other factors in play. But this is, IMO one of them.

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